Welcome to Pilotville, Louisiana, 1927, isolated outpost on the Mississippi River--a stilt village bounded by swampland to the horizon, accessible only by boat, an island of brotherly love in a sea of racism. Meet Hale Poser, a stranger with a bad hip who's come looking for his roots. In the swamp beyond the cypress and the tupelo, veiled by Spanish moss, lies a lingering evil. Now comes Hale Poser, and it will sleep no more. It will rain down on Pilotville, and nothing but a miracle can stop this awful flood.