After years of war, Army Ranger Quinn Colson returns home to the rugged, rough hill country of northeast Mississippi to find his native Tibbehah County plagued by corruption, decay, meth runners, and violence. His uncle, the longtime county
sheriff, is dead. A suicide, heâs told, but othersâlike tomboy Deputy Lillie Virgilâwhisper murder.
In the days that follow, itâs up to Colson to discover the truth, not only about his uncle but about his family, his friends, his town, and himself. And once itâs discovered, thereâs no turning back for this real hero of the Deep South.