Aftermath: Corruption and Intrigue in Post-Katrina New Orleans

In this novel set in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina , corruption, racism, and greed plague an ambitious real estate development proposed in a devastated minority neighborhood known as Bacauptown. The conflicting agendas of three resolute men clash as their paths intersect in this project Clint Johnson, Louisiana native and successful Baltimore banker, is beset by financial and marital problems from the stress of a severely autistic daughter. He commits a reckless act, putting his personal and professional life in jeopardy. His path to redemption leads him into the vortex of the controversial development. Joseph Pacello, an avaricious and racist real estate developer , borrowed mob money to keep his business afloat after the hurricane and now must close the Bacauptown financing to pay it back. As the wizard behind the deal, he orchestrates all the bribes, bogus contracts, and political contributions necessary to grease the skids for a closing. Reverend Clarence Washington, the charismatic black minister who conceived the Bacauptown project as a means of saving his beleaguered neighborhood and church, must contend with racism in the white community and fend off the greed of the black mayor and others who want only to enrich themselves. All three men lust after a beautiful Creole woman, Tonya Whittington, who has returned to New Orleans on a mission. Aftermath--Corruption and Intrigue in Post-Katrina New Orleans is the engrossing tale of three men--surrounded by a cast of vivid characters--whose paths become entangled in a complex and dangerous series of events.