Strawman's Hammock (First Edition)

Darryl Wimberley

ISBN 10: 0312271875 / ISBN 13: 9780312271879

Published by St. Martin's, New York, 2001

About this Item

First printing. A clean, tight copy. Comes with archival-quality dust jacket protector. Mystery. Sale.

Seller Inventory # LW-1506

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Strawman's Hammock (First Edition)
• Publisher: St. Martin's, New York
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312271875
• ISBN 13: 9780312271879
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

Given the chance to leave the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to run for sheriff of his native Lafayette County, Detective Barrett Raines finds his foray into politics complicated when the blacksheep son of his wealthy political sponsor becomes the prime suspect in a brutal killing.

Synopsis

Barrett Raines is offered an opportunity to run for Lafayette County sheriff against Lou Sessions. Backing Raines is Linton Loyd, a powerful businessman and Sessions' enemy. Barrett doesn't understand why a rich white man would want to back him, an African-American, but it's an appealing opportunity...until Loyd's son becomes a suspect in the death of a Hispanic migrant female who was found shackled to the walls of a hut in a swamp called Strawman's Hammock. The likelihood of Raines being the first black man to run for office in his county is diminished when he finds himself caught between the sheriff and the Loyd family.