Buried secrets, dirty lies, and unbridled greed and ambition raise the
stakes down South in the lauded crime series from New York Times
bestselling author Ace Atkins.
Twenty years ago, Brandon Taylor was thought to be just another teen boy
who ended his life too soon. That's what almost everyone in Tibbehah
County, Mississippi, said after his body and hunting rifle were found in
the Big Woods. Now two New York-based reporters show up asking Sheriff
Quinn Colson questions about the Taylor case. What happened to the
evidence? Where are the missing files? Who really killed Brandon?
Quinn wants to help. After all, his wife Maggie was a close friend of
Brandon Taylor. But Quinn was just a kid himself in 1997, and these days
he's got more on his plate than twenty-year-old suspicious death. He's
trying to shut down the criminal syndicate that's had a stranglehold on
Tibbehah for years, trafficking drugs, stolen goods, and young women
through the MidSouth. Truck stop madam Fannie Hathcock runs most of that
action, and has her eyes on taking over the whole show. And then there's
Senator Jimmy Vardaman, who's cut out the old political establishment
riding the Syndicate's money and power--plus a hefty helping of racism
and ignorance--straight to the governor's office. If he manages to get
elected, the Syndicate will be untouchable. Tibbehah will be lawless.
Quinn's been fighting evil and corruption since he was a kid, at home or
as a U.S. Army Ranger in Afghanistan and Iraq. This time, evil may win
out.
