Hick Blackburn is falling apart. Last year, the world had been full of hope and promise after solving a murder and corruption case in nearby Broken Creek. Attorney Carol Quinn's uncle, the head of the Civil Rights Section of the Justice Department, had offered both Hick and Carol jobs in DC. Hick had a wife, two boys, and a baby on the way. Now, everything is different. It's as if hope and promise no longer exist. And then Quinn shows up again. This time, it's with a new case to solve and when Hick finds out his friend Father Grant is in the hospital and his church has been torched, he can't say no. But this time, corruption is the least of his problems.
"Set against the violent backdrop of desegregation during the mid-fifties, Graham's Hick Blackburn is looking worse for wear but reads better than ever before. He's got nothing to lose and more human than ever in this tightly written, fast-moving fourth installment. Graham's uncanny ability of making her down-to-earth hero rise to the occasion yet again sucked me in immediately. It's the best yet in the brilliant series."
Jon James Miller, author of Looking for Garbo
"Graham transports you into a world of poverty, powerlessness and religious conflict in a small rural town in Arkansas. Lots of plot twists and interesting characters with an ending that is both satisfying and poignant. A moving story and a good mystery."
Charlotte Stuart, author of Survival Can Be Deadly
