The Edgar Award-winning mystery that launched the career of bestselling novelist Stuart Woods.In the bitter winter of 1920, the first body is found in Delano, Georgia; the naked corpse of an unidentified teenager. There is no direct evidence of murder, but the body bears marks of what seems to be a ritual beating. The investigation falls to Will Henry Lee, a failed cotton farmer newly appointed … cotton farmer newly appointed as Delano’s first chief of police. Lee’s obsession with the crime begins a story that weaves through the decades, following the life of a small southern town and the role of three police chiefs in unraveling the crime.
Chiefs is the best kind of thriller, where the investigation plays out against the drama beneath the surface of a seemingly placid community, seething with the pressures of race, love, hate, and; always; political power, extending from the town fathers all the way to Washington, DC.
Includes a new foreword by the author on the twenty-fifth anniversary of its publication.
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Another Fabulous Book by Stuart Woods.
A bit s low moving for Woods novels
Left me feeling drained; “how could they”, but knowing that they did.
Great Read!
Great book with characters you really care about.
The best book he’s ever written.
I enjoyed the characters and their stories. I liked the fact that the book was sectioned into three parts. I was entertained.
Stuart Woods best, are the ones in the series about the Will Lee family. Stone Barrington is a great seller, but no near the quality of his early books.
I would say that without a doubt Chiefs is Stuart Woods best novel. If you are only going to read one of his books, this is it. It has an original story line and is very entertaining. One of the best books I read this year.