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In this morbidly funny(The New York Times) thriller in Ace Atkins southern crime series, former Mississippi sheriff Quinn Colson might be out of a jobbut that doesn't mean hes staying out of trouble...
Quinn Colson is unemployedvoted out of his position as sheriff of Tibbehah County, Mississippi. He has offers in bigger and better places, but before he goes, Colsons got one more job to dobring down county kingpin Johnny Staggs criminal operations for good.
At least that's the plan. But in the middle of the long, hot summer, somebody smashes through the house of a wealthy mill owner, making off with a safe full of money and shooting a deputy. As Deputy Lillie Virgil hunts the criminals and draws Colson in, other people join the chase, too, but with a much more personal motive. For that safe contained more than just moneyit held secrets. And as Colson well knows, some secrets can kill.
Genre: Mystery
Quinn Colson is unemployedvoted out of his position as sheriff of Tibbehah County, Mississippi. He has offers in bigger and better places, but before he goes, Colsons got one more job to dobring down county kingpin Johnny Staggs criminal operations for good.
At least that's the plan. But in the middle of the long, hot summer, somebody smashes through the house of a wealthy mill owner, making off with a safe full of money and shooting a deputy. As Deputy Lillie Virgil hunts the criminals and draws Colson in, other people join the chase, too, but with a much more personal motive. For that safe contained more than just moneyit held secrets. And as Colson well knows, some secrets can kill.
Genre: Mystery
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