In this âmorbidly funnyâ(The New York Times) thriller in Ace Atkinâs southern crime series, former Mississippi sheriff Quinn Colson might be out of a jobâbut that doesn't mean heâs staying out of trouble...
Quinn Colson is unemployedâvoted out of his position as sheriff of Tibbehah County, Mississippi. He has offers in bigger and better places, but before he goes, Colsonâs got one more job to doâbring down county kingpin Johnny Staggâs 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 moneyâit held secrets. And as Colson well knows, some secrets can kill.
In this âmorbidly funnyâ(The New York Times) thriller in Ace Atkinâs southern crime series, former Mississippi sheriff Quinn Colson might be out of a jobâbut that doesn't mean heâs staying out of trouble...
Quinn Colson is unemployedâvoted out of his position as sheriff of Tibbehah County, Mississippi. He has offers in bigger and better places, but before he goes, Colsonâs got one more job to doâbring down county kingpin Johnny Staggâs 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 moneyâit held secrets. And as Colson well knows, some secrets can kill.