Whisper Bye, My Love — Elaine Waldron

After the loss of her parents in an auto accident, seventeen-year-old Tanja Simms is sent to live with her Aunt Clara in the small community of Whisper Bye, Louisiana. It is not long before she finds herself deeply involved in the town's murder mystery. What's more, she is falling in love with a young man who has been hiding in the swamp.