A reckoning in the back country
Subtitle: a Samuel Craddock mystery
By: Terry Shames
Series: A Samuel Craddock mystery
Publisher: Seventh Street Books
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 283
ISBN-13: 9781633883673
Subjects: Physicians; Murder; Police; Investigation; City and town life; Fiction
Description: "When Lewis Wilkins, a physician with a vacation home in Jarrett Creek, is attacked by vicious dogs, and several pet dogs in the area around Jarrett Creek disappear, Police Chief Samuel Craddock suspects that a dog fighting ring is operating in his territory. He has to tread carefully in his investigation, as lawmen who meddle in dog fighting put their lives at risk. The investigation is hampered because Wilkins is not a local. Craddock's focus on the investigation is thrown off by the appearance of a new woman in his life, as well as his accidental acquisition of a puppy. Digging deeper, Craddock discovers that the public face Wilkins presented was at odds with his private actions. A terrible mistake led to his disgrace as a physician, and far from being a stranger, he has ongoing acquaintances with a number of county residents who play fast and loose with the law"--

"Acting Police Chief Samuel Craddock investigates the murder of a visiting physician, whose mangled body is found in the woods"--