Vincent Bayonne has gone from wealthy Louisiana plantation owner to penniless drunk in a very short time. But that's not all. William Sherman, the ex-slave who put the torch to Bayonne's beloved plantation, Dark Oaks, has done the unspeakable. Sherman, a voodoo priest, has placed a curse on Bayonne and made him one of the undead-living, but not truly alive. The elusive Dr. Glencannon is the only man who can stave off the sense-dulling effects of the curse with his elixir-but Bayonne is always one step behind him. A young Navajo boy tells Bayonne his uncle, Begay, can help-but for a price-killing the skinwalker that has been terrorizing the Navajo people. Though Bayonne resents having to hunt the supernatural shapeshifter, there is no choice for him. For Begay, true to his word, concocts a potion that holds the zombie traits at bay and allows Bayonne to do what he must do-including hunting the skinwalker. As Bayonne stalks the skinwalker, he makes a surprising discovery. Will he be able to kill the beast? And can he make it back to New Orleans in time to meet the Queen of the Cape when William Sherman comes ashore?

Author Biography

Jackson Lowry has published several novels, including titles in the western series Blaze! His novel Sonora Noose was nominated for both a Western Fictioneers Peacemaker Award and the New Mexico Book Award. Short stories have been included in the anthology Traditional West and in Tales From Texas. Forthcoming is a novella in The Aztec Automaton, a sequel to the novel Great West Detective Agency. More information can be found on the author's website www.jacksonlowry.com.