Dorothy Minor's Reviews > Echo from a Bayou: One Man's Journey To Hunt Down His Murderer

Having grown up on Bayou Bartholomew, the longest bayou in the world, I am drawn to stories set on bayous or that have bayous as a backdrop. As a result, Echo From a Bayou: One Man’s Journey to Hunt Down His Murderer by J. Luke Bennecke caught my eye. As a mystery buff, I am also drawn to page-turning stories.
What happens when John Bastian wakes up from an accident that put him into a coma and has memories of another life as Jack Bachman? This question will cause readers to delve into Echo From a Bayou in order to discover how one man can have memories of another man’s life.
As mentioned in the first paragraph, I am drawn to stories with bayous as a backdrop, page-turning mysteries, and I’ll one more caveat: “vibrant red-headed” women. Echo From a Bayou contains all three.

John goes to Louisiana because he knows that Jack’s background is there. John hopes to discover who murdered him in his past life as Jack. To add to the danger of hunting down a murderer, a hurricane is fast approaching. How much danger can one man face?

For mystery readers looking for a fast-paced story, look no further than Echo From a Bayou. While mysteries can be a dead end for book clubs, book club members who choose to discuss Echo From a Bayou a good choice. The discussion will center on past lives, the discovery of how to investigate a past murder, and finally the discovery that will turn the whole story upside down. To avoid any spoilers, I will not tell readers what that twist is, but suffice it to say, it will be shocking.