When the corn is waist high / by Jeremy Scott.

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Title:

When the corn is waist high / by Jeremy Scott.

Author:

Scott, Jeremy (Writer on cinema), author.

ISBN:

9781684426478

9781684426461

Physical Description:

283 pages ; 23 cm.

Abstract:

"In the early '80s, a priest who is also the elected sheriff of a Dny Indiana farm town, must juggle his two professions, as well as the FBI, as he fights to help solve a string of murders that have shaken the sleepy community to it's core"-- Provided by publisher.

Crooked Creek, Indiana, 1980s. As both the town's sheriff and the priest at the community Catholic church, Father Solomon Lancaster finds himself on the forefront of an investigation into a series of murders. As the FBI analysts and profilers take over the town, he must justify his law-enforcement credentials. But Father Solomon is hiding secrets of his own-- secrets that threaten to rise to the surface as the murders continue and the investigation draws nearer to the truth. Even the innocent have dark sides-- and trust might be the deadliest weapon of all. -- adapted from jacket

Corporate Subject:

Catholic Church -- Clergy -- Fiction.

Église catholique -- Clergé -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.

Subject Term:

Priests -- Fiction.

Sheriffs -- Fiction.

Serial murderers -- Fiction.

Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.

Nineteen eighties -- Fiction.

Shérifs -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.

Tueurs en série -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.

Meurtre -- Enquêtes -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.

Années quatre-vingt (Vingtième siècle) -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.

FICTION -- Mystery & Detective -- Police Procedural.

FICTION -- Thrillers -- Crime.

FICTION -- Small Town & Rural.

Geographic Term:

Indiana -- Fiction.

Indiana -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.

Genre:

Detective and mystery fiction.

Fictional Work

Detective and mystery fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726581

Novels. (OCoLC)fst01921742

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Summary

"Highly original. . . Ample dry humor leavens a plotline that thoughtfully explores the heartof human darkness . . . Michael Koryta admirers will be enthralled." -- PublishersWeekly , starred review

"What appears to be a humorous story set in Indiana farm country becomes a thriller with multiple shocking twists. Fans of TV's Dexter might want to try this disquieting book from Scott." --Library Journal

In the early 1980s, a tight-knit Indiana community is struck by a series of violent murders.

Father Solomon Lancaster--the town's dry-witted sheriff and priest at the community Catholic church--finds himself on the forefront of the investigation. Soon, he's fighting to match wits with the serial killer terrorizing his town while trying to justify his law enforcement credentials to the FBI as their analysts and profilers take Crooked Creek, Indiana, by storm.

But Father Solomon is hiding secrets of his own. Ones that threaten to rise to the surface as the murders continue and the investigation draws nearer to the truth. As the killer begins to escalate, Father Solomon finds that even the innocent have dark sides, and trust might be the deadliest weapon of all.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Solomon Lancaster, the highly original narrator of this mystery set in 1980s Indiana from Scott (the Ables series), is not only the sheriff of Crooked Creek, Ind., but also the town's Catholic priest. Lancaster has long feared that those two roles might conflict, and that soon happens. When 84-year-old Tina Hillary is found on her kitchen floor during a wellness check, there are no usual signs of violence, though her left hand cradles a lily whose stem has been sewn into her arm. Lancaster opposes outside assistance, but he's overruled following the discovery of the body of 17-year-old Katie McGuire in the town creek, her hands severed and replaced with daffodils. McGuire, who was distraught over an unplanned pregnancy, recently took confession with Lancaster. The lawman must navigate a tense working relationship with the FBI as he tries to catch the murderer. Ample dry humor leavens a plotline that thoughtfully explores the heart of human darkness. Scott demonstrates that an imaginative author can make such tired tropes as a serial killer hunt fresh. Michael Koryta admirers will be enthralled. (Apr.)

Library Journal Review

Sheriff Solomon Lancaster knows he's not prepared to investigate a murder in Crooked Creek, IN. He admits he's an elected politician, not a cop. All he knows about cases he learned from Perry Mason and Murder, She Wrote. He does know how to console survivors though, because he's also the priest at the local Catholic church. He'll have a chance to practice both his investigating and consoling skills, as one victim after another is found with flowers attached to their bodies. After the second murder, the mayor calls in the FBI. After the fourth one, Solomon is pushed aside, relegated to observer status as the FBI agents and media take over the small town of 2,000. Solomon's wry narration adds humor to the story, as the sheriff tries to hide his own secrets from investigators. VERDICT What appears to be a humorous story set in Indiana farm country becomes a thriller with multiple shocking twists. Fans of TV's Dexter might want to try this disquieting book from Scott, author of "The Ables" series.--Lesa Holstine