Powerboat Racer

An award-winning Black racecar driver is on the run from a sheriff’s murder charge, prompting a disgraced foreign correspondent to investigate a decades-old race and tragic events that shook a small Chesapeake town. As he digs into the history surrounding a mysterious sunken boat and a fiery inferno from the past, the town becomes a battleground over its racial legacy, intensified by an upcoming high-profile powerboat race. The story explores themes of history, race, and personal redemption amid shifting community tensions.