Bywater, (Paperback)

<p>Judd Jesup came to New Orleans to begin again. Instead, he finds himself drawn into a world of music, ghosts, buried history, and a woman he cannot forget.</p><p>Working days at a cluttered junk shop in Bywater and playing songs in neighborhood bars by night, Judd has settled into a life that feels quietly unfinished. Then, one rainy afternoon in the Marigny, he sees a young woman on a bicycle and is struck by the uncanny certainty that she already belongs to his story.</p><p>Her name is Biddy. Or at least that's what people call her.</p><p>Elusive, haunting, and impossible to read, Biddy pulls Judd toward something deeper than attraction. At the same time, a mysterious pocket watch, an old newspaper clipping, and the fading memories of a neighborhood woman named Kate Mire begin to uncover a tragedy reaching back to wartime New Orleans. As fog rolls in from the river and the boundaries between past and present begin to blur, Judd finds himself caught in a mystery shaped by longing, coincidence, obsession, and the strange power of place.</p><p>Set in the soulful streets of Bywater, this richly atmospheric novel blends literary mystery, romance, and New Orleans noir into a story about reinvention, memory, and the ghosts we carry with us.</p><p><b>BYWATER</b> is Book One of a two-book series.<br><b>UPRIVER</b> is Book Two.</p><p>Perfect for readers who love lyrical Southern fiction, character-driven mysteries, and novels steeped in setting, mood, and emotional depth.</p>

• Bywater, (Paperback)
• Author: Independently Published
• ISBN: 9798258354761
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-04-21
• Page Count: 248