The Finding

Beau Fontenot discovers an ancient box at the bottom of Bayou Courtableau. Everyone wants a share, but none so much as the state of Louisiana. To protect the treasure, Beau hires recent arrival Ada Pierce, a young lawyer far from home.

Meanwhile, Victor Latombe, a professor in search of the story behind his family's heirloom amulet, is wrongfully charged in the murder of a local pauper. Serving in her dual role as an assistant prosecutor, Ada discovers a historical connection between Beau's treasure and Victor's family—a connection that could save Victor but doom Ada's budding relationship with Beau.

During her one-year commitment to the two cases, Ada must learn to interpret the deeply spiritual Cajun culture to prevail. Is her logic enough to uncover the real motive behind the state's prosecution of Victor and its obsessive pursuit of Beau's box? Or will a little lagniappe be needed to save Victor and protect Beau as the treasure's finder? Dive into this haunting, yet convivial, Southern mystery and decide whether the outcome is dictated by coincidence, fate, or something else.