Eastern Shore of Virginia, ESVA

ESVA is a narrow stripe of land that dangles off Maryland, surrounded by the Chesapeake Bay on the west side, and the Atlantic Ocean on the east side. Shot full of channels, saltwater creeks, and dominated by ever-evolving coastal marsh, the rural, agricultural economy is rife with bootlegging, pirating, smuggling, and trafficking. Competing mafias use the coastal waterways to their advantage.

Thus, Mulch’s action dashes back and forth between rural countryside and rural coastal spots.

The Lazy Titty is secluded in a forest known as Lazy Woods.

The Hayes farm runs across the shore, Mulch and Mr. Bill have access to both seaside and bayside channels and make use of them, to say nothing of the backroads, private roads, and field roads that connect Hayes properties like a web.

Lonely is a small town, once a railroad town.

Hammer N Nails is a privately owned hardware store.