A New York Times Bestselling Author A Deborah Knott Mystery On a quiet August morning, Judge Deborah Knott''s father Kezzie makes a shocking discovery on a remote corner of his farm: the body of a man bludgeoned to death. Deborah''s husband, Deputy Dwight Bryant, soon uncovers a long-simmering hostility between Kezzie and the slain man over a land dispute. Then the local newspaper implies that Deborah''s family may have had something to do with the murder - and that Dwight is dragging his feet on the case.