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Sheriff Elam Thompson was hard-pressed. Three murders in a matter of days were more than his small rural department could handle. Small-time dealers shot execution style and a puzzling drug connection that would lead down a path paved with dizzying clues and small-town intrigue.
In a Mississippi town full of characters and sly secrets, Thompson must juggle his daily responsibilities and now match wits with a mysterious killer who is always one step ahead of him. Dead Pursuits chronicles the investigation, the daily lives of rural law enforcement, the people they serve, and the challenges faced by a department with limited resources.
The tale abounds with rich characters like Bill “Mac” McKenzie who must come to terms with his own personal tragedy and the pursuit of his Christian beliefs challenged and battered by a lifetime of law enforcement; Rosie Nipples, an uninhibited and aged woman of surprising wisdom who outlived everyone dear to her and Fugly Brown, an untethered and comical young man torn between the life he leads and the one he wants.
My writings are not everyone’s cup of tea. Making no concessions to the modern formulas of fiction, there are no New York lawyers, underworld spies, or Hollywood actresses returning to their small-town roots to save the day. Only everyday people caught up in a maelstrom of events that challenge their dignity, weaknesses, and quest for a better existence.
In a Mississippi town full of characters and sly secrets, Thompson must juggle his daily responsibilities and now match wits with a mysterious killer who is always one step ahead of him. Dead Pursuits chronicles the investigation, the daily lives of rural law enforcement, the people they serve, and the challenges faced by a department with limited resources.
The tale abounds with rich characters like Bill “Mac” McKenzie who must come to terms with his own personal tragedy and the pursuit of his Christian beliefs challenged and battered by a lifetime of law enforcement; Rosie Nipples, an uninhibited and aged woman of surprising wisdom who outlived everyone dear to her and Fugly Brown, an untethered and comical young man torn between the life he leads and the one he wants.
My writings are not everyone’s cup of tea. Making no concessions to the modern formulas of fiction, there are no New York lawyers, underworld spies, or Hollywood actresses returning to their small-town roots to save the day. Only everyday people caught up in a maelstrom of events that challenge their dignity, weaknesses, and quest for a better existence.
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He saw tears for the first time as she wiped them away with the back of her hand. "It's not as bad as all that. Legally, you're not obligated to take care of anything, although most folks do. It'll be several days before the medical examiner releases his body. Go by one of the funeral homes on Monday morning and explain the situation to them. They can arrange to transport the body back if you want, and they can help you make some reasonable arrangements. Probably let you pay over time if you need to. They're good folks and know how to handle all this."
She grew silent and stared out the window as he turned the truck back onto the main highway. Despite the hard shell that comes with years on the job, he felt sympathy for her, knowing the grief, the financial issues, and the questions she would face in the coming days. Like most folks with a hard life and hard problems, she had probably created most of them, but not this one. This one had been foisted upon her, and she would have to find a way to bear it as best she could.