In this "morbidly funny"(The New York Times) thriller in Ace Atkin's
southern crime series, former Mississippi sheriff Quinn Colson might be
out of a job--but that doesn't mean he's staying out of trouble...
Quinn Colson is unemployed--voted out of his position as sheriff of
Tibbehah County, Mississippi. He has offers in bigger and better places,
but before he goes, Colson's got one more job to do--bring down county
kingpin Johnny Stagg's 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 money--it held secrets. And as Colson well knows, some secrets
can kill.