The Crick: A Story of Murder, Secrets and Betrayal

By Lucretius Aurelius

A riveting story of murder, betrayal, redemption, and the crisis of conscience of a Sheriff in a small town in northwestern Arizona. A shocking crime shakes a rural, insular community to its foundations. Although he is an elected county official, Sheriff Kory Barlow clashes repeatedly with the religious authorities who run the town as a theocracy, as well as with federal agents who are assigned to investigate but who try and sideline his efforts to discover the perpetrator. The flawed, yet redeemable characters of Barlow, together with Jeanine Gilson, a seasoned African American FBI veteran as the lead agent, serve as the two principal protagonists, set against a scheming local oligarchy and aggressive federal police in a wrenching struggle for power. Attempting to solve the crime is just the tip of the iceberg in unraveling a system that exploits, rather than protects, the innocent in an explosive, heart-racing climax that takes place against the stunning backdrop of the American Southwest.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DCHLZFYD
• ISBN13: 9798333823564
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"