The clearing

"Randolph Aldridge travels to a snake-infested Cypress mill in Louisiana to find his brother Byron, a troubled veteran of World War I. Once there, Randolph finds that By is a shell of his former self-and that the murderous cartel controlling the mill's casino won't give them any peace."@en
"Randolph Aldridge travels to the snake-infested swamplands of Louisiana to find his brother Byron, who works as a constable in a cypress mill. Once there, Randolph finds that Byron, a troubled veteran of World War I, is a shell of his former self. As the brothers struggle to find meaning, their uncertain future is complicated by a murderous cartel that controls the mill's casino."
"Randolph Aldridge travels to a snake-infested Cypress mill in Louisiana to find his brother Byron, a troubled veteran of World War I. Once there, Randolph finds that By is a shell of his former self--and that the murderous cartel controlling the mill's casino won't give them any peace."@en
"Before the Great War, Byron had led a charmed life as heir apparent to a Pennsylvania timber empire, but he returned from France a different man. When he leaves for the rough life of a Louisiana sawmill, the family struggle to cope with the new Byron and their new community."@en