
"J.M. Hayes' laconic wit is custom-made for this small-town hullabaloo in the flatlands of Kansas." -Elizabeth Gunn, author of the Jake Hines mysteries "It's no easy trick to write about America with a clear eye for its faults and with warm humor. Mark Twain managed it, and so...

Benteen County, Kansas, a hellhole in summer under scorching heat and winds, turns even meaner in winter. As a howling blizzard blows down upon Buffalo Springs, the sparsely populated county seat, Sheriff English is presented with a missing doll and a dead baby's switched, but...

