Cauldron

A peaceful gathering of old friends families and law partners at an isolated fishing club hidden among the primeval pines of East Texas a sanctuary for purple gallinules bald eagles blue herons bass crappie and red ears nutria alligators and dozens of other species deteriorates into a cauldron of hate adultery pride ambition greed envy embezzlement and finally a killing. Jess Funderburg the local sheriff is challenged to determine if the death was an accident or whether one of these sophisticated Dallasites has committed a murder.