Tidewater Blood: A Novel of Suspense" is a book by William Hoffman, published in 1998. The novel is set in Virginia in the 1980s and revolves around the LeBlanc family. The story begins at the LeBlanc family's 250th-anniversary celebration when a bomb explodes, killing several people. Charley LeBlanc, who lives a drifter's life, becomes a suspect and must clear his name by uncovering long-hidden family secrets