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"It had been nightmareis period, and the air smelled of burning children,." With "among the most arresting first phrases in modern publishing" "(The Atlanta Journal-Constitution), " Robert McCammon unfurls his experienced masterpiece of success, payoff, and the amazing changes love can make. ELIMINATED SOUTH chronicles a desperate person's quest via a desperate property, in "a medieval picaresque that blends gritty piece and dark humor,an easily built and gratifying tale" "(The Wall Street Journal)." Bombarded by recollections, poisoned by Agent Orange, John Lambert kills a guy in a minute of fury and fear -- and changes his life forever. Attacked by authorities and bounty hunters, John flees south toward the Louisiana bayous. In the swamplands he fulfills Arden Halliday, a lady who holds the burdens of her very own past, and who is trying to find a renowned faith healer named the Vibrant Lady.