From Publishers Weekly The Edgar Award-winning author of Chiefs (basis of a TV miniseries) and the bestselling Deep Lie now offers a highly readable if somewhat overheated thriller-cum-gothic that includes murder， drug smuggling， faith healing， hallucinations， revenants and incest. A one-time ace reporter rents a cabin in a backwoods Georgia town， then stumbles upon and determines to solve the town mystery， which involves a seemingly affable sheriff， an autocratic town father and an incest-ridden family whose once-prosperous farm now lies under a lake. He joins forces with a plucky female reporter bent on proving that the sheriff is "dirty，" and there's never a dull moment as the story surges toward its exciting climax. The conclusion is a little too far-fetchedbut by that time readers have had more than their money's worth. Major ad/promo; Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club alternates. Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information， Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. -- Washington Post "Keeps you turning page after page." --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition. See all Editorial Reviews