Murder in the Bluegrass
Edition: First Edition edition
Series: Second book of two, Butcher Holler: the Apostate
Publisher: Tainted Coffee Press
Published: March 14, 2007
Place of publication: Kettering, Ohio
Language: eng
Format: Perfect Paperback
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780979375309
Subjects: Mystery & Thrillers / Mystery
First sentence: “My, my, ain’t you a skinny minnie. Set yourself right
down here, sugarbones, by some dark meat and potatoes.
You ain’t been eatin’ enough, baby, taters or pussy.”
(Jemima Jones)
Description: The book’s plot revolves around the hunt for the missing son of a multimillionaire, thoroughbred horse-breeder, but the story is so much more, made so by the eccentric characters encountered. It is driven by the likes of Sheriff Roger T Bensen, Judge Roy Lee Crockett, and Captain Billy Quesnell of the Kentucky State Police, all of whom have conspired to sell their tiny airport’s landing rights to a cocaine cartel. (The conspiracy is factual, having taken place in the county in which the story is set. All conspirators spent time in the Kentucky State Prison, thus ending their collective foray into crime and their lives as public servants.) The sheriff, however, returned from prison with the audacity to run for the office again. He did not win, of course, but no one can deny his moxie—and that moxie inspired this book.)