The Missing

Set in 1920s Louisiana, the story follows Sam Simoneaux, a department store floorwalker grappling with guilt after a little girl's abduction. His quest for redemption leads him through a vibrant yet perilous world filled with music, violence, and the shadowy depths of the swamps. As he navigates this landscape, Sam confronts his troubled past and the moral dilemmas of compassion versus vengeance, all against the backdrop of a nation emerging from war and struggling with its own identity.