A Reckoning in the Back Country: A Samuel Craddock Mystery (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781633883673)

Acting Police Chief Samuel Craddock investigates the murder of a visiting physician, whose mangled body is found in the woods. When Lewis Wilkins, a physician with a vacation home in Jarrett Creek, is attacked by vicious dogs, and several pet dogs in the area around Jarrett Creek disappear, Police Chief Samuel Craddock suspects that a dog fighting ring is operating in his territory. He has to tread carefully in his investigation, since lawmen who meddle in dog fighting put their lives at risk. The investigation is hampered because Wilkins is not a local. Craddock's focus on the investigation is thrown off by the appearance of a new woman in his life, as well as his accidental acquisition of a puppy. Digging deeper, Craddock discovers that the public face Wilkins presented was at odds with his private actions. A terrible mistake led to his disgrace as a physician, and far from being a stranger, he has ongoing acquaintances with a number of county residents who play fast and loose with the law.

Author: Terry Shames
ISBN-10: 1633883671
ISBN-13: 9781633883673
Publisher: Seventh Street Books
Language: English
Published: 01/09/2018
Pages: 283
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.50w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2017
Booklist 11/01/2017 pg. 23
Publishers Weekly 11/13/2017
Library Journal 01/01/2018 pg. 67