"The Lame Pelican" is an exciting novel by the famous American writer Thomas McGwain, which tells the story of complex relationships between people in an isolated southern town. The main character, Ted Jackson, a psychologist with a severe layer of depression, comes to town to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a young girl. The author in a masterful style reveals the secrets of local residents, who are haunted by a ghostly past. Can the protagonist solve the mystery of the disappearance by surviving his own dark demons? "The Lame Pelican" is an exciting intrigue, tense emotions and unpredictable turns of events that will leave the reader in tense anticipation until the last page.