A girl's body is found, tangled in the mangroves of the river that splits a sleepy town in two... A young boy attempts to navigate a world that does not want him in it...A mysterious man, fleeing hallucinations and nightmares, arrives with haunted eyes to a small Florida town...What happened to Jaime? As imprisoned among the mangroves as her body is, Jaime's secrets are deeply buried, but no secret stays hidden forever. In a lawless world slowly decaying into complete chaos, what are those most affected by the ultimate tragedy supposed to do in the wake of tragic loss?Southing is a novel that speaks to mystery and drama lovers who are looking for a poetic but brutal read. It was written as a means of exploring character dynamics as well as unorthodox narrative styling to further expand upon what could be considered a traditional story: a dead girl's body is found in small town, so now what? In this book, readers will learn about the difficult interactions between the primal drives of grief, longing, and the desire for revenge. You will love this book if you love character/crime dramas, but readers will find themselves surprised by its diversion from small-town murder mystery tropes and impressionistic style. Told from the points of view of five different speakers, the layered storytelling reveals detail after detail of a tale that is as tainted with decay as everything else in the small town where it takes place. Lily's hope is that, in reading this book, readers will discover a shared affinity for character-based storytelling and immersive world-building. In this book, she hopes to instill in readers the same sort of passion and excitement that she has for crime dramas. Ultimately, she hopes this book is a tool to help readers see their own stories in a different light.