Author: Stuart Woods
Year: 1981
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Mystery, Award winners, Thriller
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9780393014617
9780451215802
0393014614
045121580X |
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In the bitter winter of 1920, the first body is found in Delano, Georgia; the naked corpse of an unidentified teenager. There is no direct evidence of murder, but the body bears marks of what seems to be a ritual beating. The investigation falls to Will Henry Lee, a failed cotton farmer newly appointed as Delano's first chief of police. Lee's obsession with the crime begins a story that weaves through the decades, following the life of a small southern town and the role of three police chiefs in unraveling the crime.
Chiefs is the best kind of thriller, where the investigation plays out against the drama beneath the surface of a seemingly placid community, seething with the pressures of race, love, hate, and; always; political power, extending from the town fathers all the way to Washington, DC. With a new foreword by the author, this volume will be a collector's treasure for all fans of Stuart Woods.
This book is part of the "Will Lee" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "Mounting Fears"
First published in 2008
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 | "Capital Crimes"
First published in 2003
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 | "The Run"
First published in 1995
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 | "Grass Roots"
First published in 1989
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 | "Deep Lie"
First published in 1986
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 | "Run Before the Wind"
First published in 1983
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