There, she is shocked to hear a crow muttering the same syllable over and over: Ridge, Ridge, Ridge. Overwhelmed by memories and unanswered questions, Sloan returns to the last place her brother was seen all those years ago: Crow’s Nest Creek. In the middle of a bitter divorce, she’s forced to return to her rural Texas hometown when her mother is discharged from a mental health facility.

Now, twenty years later, Sloan’s life is unraveling.

Ridge’s body was never recovered, and Sloan’s mother-a brilliant ornithologist-slowly descended into madness, insisting her son was still alive. Their father, a good-natured Vietnam veteran prone to violent outbursts, was arrested and charged with murder. In 1988, Sloan Hadfield’s brother Ridge went fishing with their father and never came home. The action is fast paced and shocking when the former city newshound comes head-to-head with the murderous and manipulative Captain Cocaine and his corrupt lieutenant. Winchester delves into the unfathomable depths of poverty, the cruelty of dependence and a vicious crime circle. Its far reaching tentacles suffocate a poor rural community that can ill-afford its presence. After inheriting his uncle’s home in the North Florida backwoods he uncovers the dirty secrets of a drug ring, three ritualistic murders and a sheriff’s department plagued by corruption and links to a powerful drug syndicate. Summary Robert Winchester abruptly parts life as an investigative journalist in New York City with no firm plans for the future. But please don't worry, you still have more than 500,000 other books you can enjoy! Deep and Dirty - A Novel Douglas Dell We are sorry! The publisher (or author) gave us the instruction to take down this book from our catalog.

Deep and Dirty by Douglas Dell