From Publishers Weekly
The Edgar Award-winning author of Chiefs (basis of a TV miniseries) and the bestselling Deep Lie now offers a highly readable if somewhat overheated thriller-cum-gothic that includes murder, drug smuggling, faith healing, hallucinations, revenants and incest. A one-time ace reporter rents a cabin in a backwoods Georgia town, then stumbles upon and determines to solve the town mystery, which involves a seemingly affable sheriff, an autocratic town father and an incest-ridden family whose once-prosperous farm now lies under a lake. He joins forces with a plucky female reporter bent on proving that the sheriff is "dirty," and there's never a dull moment as the story surges toward its exciting climax. The conclusion is a little too far-fetchedbut by that time readers have had more than their money's worth. Major ad/promo; Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club alternates.
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Review
"A blockbuster certain to keep you turning the pages long into
the night."
-- -- Macon Telegraph and News
"A marvelous book. . . . One of the best I've read in a long,
long time."
-- -- Andrew Greeley
"Another gem. . . . A book to read and get chills from on even
the hottest day!"
-- -- San Diego Union
"His most compelling and page-turning work yet!"
-- -- Chapel Hill News
"Never a dull moment as the story surges toward its exciting
climax."
-- -- Publishers Weekly,/I>
"Part detective story, part ghost story, part Southern gothic. . . .
It scared the living hell out of me!"
-- -- Stephen King
