In this Southern thriller inspired by a chilling true story, two families grapple with the aftermath of a murder in their small Arkansas town. After his son is convicted of capital murder, Vietnam War veteran Jeremiah Fitzjurls takes over the care of his granddaughter, Joanna, raising her with as much warmth as can be found in an Ozark junkyard outfitted to be an armory. He teaches her how to shoot and fight, but there is not enough training in the world to protect her when the dreaded Ledfords, notorious meth dealers and fanatical white supremacists, come to collect on Joanna as payment for a long-overdue blood debt. Headed by rancorous patriarch Bunn and smooth-talking, erudite Evail, the Ledfords have never forgotten what the Fitzjurls family did to them, and they will not be satisfied until they have taken an eye for an eye. As they seek revenge, and as Jeremiah desperately searches for his granddaughter, their narratives collide in this immersive story about family and how far some will go to honor, defendor in some cases, destroy it.
- | Author: Eli Cranor
- | Publisher: Soho Crime
- | Publication Date: Apr 04, 2023
- | Number of Pages: 312 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover
- | ISBN-10: 1641294531
- | ISBN-13: 9781641294539
