SWAMP SHOOT

When the crew of Second Chance South arrives to restore the abandoned Blue Heron Pavilion, the struggling bayou town expects excitement, publicity, and badly needed business. Lila Mercer expects trouble. A former television coordinator who returned home after being blamed for an unsafe production, Lila knows cameras rarely capture the whole truth.

During a dramatic night shoot, celebrated host Dash Calder is killed when a supposedly harmless prop gun fires a live bullet. His co-host pulled the trigger, the stunt coordinator handled the weapon, and almost everyone on set had a reason to want Dash dead.

Then forty-seven seconds of camera footage disappear.

As reporters invade Cinder Bay and suspicion spreads through the town, Lila discovers that someone secretly used her boat on the night of the murder. A hidden recording, an old production tragedy, and a trail of manipulated evidence reveal that Dash built his career on more than charm. He collected secrets, ruined reputations, and carried proof of a deadly lie that powerful people wanted buried.

With the killer watching her every move, Lila must uncover what happened during the missing seconds before another witness is silenced. On a television set filled with professional performers, staged emotions, and carefully edited stories, identifying the murderer means discovering who is still acting after the cameras stop rolling.

Swamp Shoot is an atmospheric mystery packed with bayou secrets, television deception, dangerous clues, and a final confrontation where the truth refuses to stay off camera.