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Amid ancient redwoods and sun-dappled reeds, the Perdido River runs clear and cold from the mountains of Soledad County to the blue Pacific. A wildlife refuge and a pristine recreational area, the river brings tourists to the old lumber town of Cape Perdidoâ¦and flows through the memories and hearts of the rugged people who have settled there since the Gold Rush days.
Now that is about to change. An out-of-state corporation wants to pump the river nearly dry and float the water to southern Californiaâs thirsty cities in huge rubber rafts. With lobbyists, lawyers, and dirty tricks, the company intends to get what it wantsâany way it can.
Against this corporate Goliath, a community protest group and four unusual individuals are drawing a line in the sand. Flying in from New York City, ecologist Jessie Domingo hopes to grab headlines for her cause. Environmentalist Joseph Openshaw has come back to the home, and the secrets, he left behind decades ago. His former lover, local restaurateur Steph Pace, fears both the emotions and the ghosts arriving to haunt her. And old man Timothy McNear, owner of the defunct mill that once employed most of the town, silently broods about the sins he has hidden for too long.
But no one envisions what will happen when the crack of a sniperâs bullet sets off a chain of desperate acts. As the peace of this small town is shattered, murder stains Cape Perdido, and one by one, those who stand tall for a cause may be swept away by the current of a townâs ugly truthsâand a killerâs revenge.
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About: When an outside corporation threatens the livelihoods of the citizens of Cape Perdido with its water harvesting plan, four people are swept up in efforts to save the town.
About: When an outside corporation threatens the livelihoods of the citizens of Cape Perdido with its water harvesting plan, four people are swept up in efforts to save the town, including a community liaison specialist from New York City, an environmentalist haunted by his past, a restaurateur, and a former lumber mill owner who harbors personal secrets.
About: When an outside corporation threatens the livelihoods of the citizens of Cape Perdido with its water harvesting plan, four people are swept up in efforts to save the town.
About: When an outside corporation threatens the livelihoods of the citizens of Cape Perdido with its water harvesting plan, four people are swept up in efforts to save the town.
About: When an outside corporation threatens the livelihoods of the citizens of Cape Perdido with its water harvesting plan, four people are swept up in efforts to save the town.
About: When an outside corporation threatens the livelihoods of the citizens of Cape Perdido with its water harvesting plan, four people are swept up in efforts to save the town.
About: When an outside corporation threatens the livelihoods of the citizens of Cape Perdido with its water harvesting plan, four people are swept up in efforts to save the town.
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