
The Levee (Blackwater 2) by Michael McDowell

The chronicle of the Caskeys continues, as new players arrive on stage from unexpected directions, the levee comes into being, a grim prediction for the future of the town is made, and the supernatural entity that has made Perdido it's home continues to defy classification, as elusive as trying to nail down a drop of mercury, leaving the current of mystery at the heart of this tale deceptively deep beneath it's seemingly placid surface, suddenly sucking the reader under with moments that will leave them gasping.