Known Dead - Carl Houseman, Bk 2 Author:Donald Harstad In the American heartland, someone is killing cops. — The ambush exploded in an Iowa marijuana field. The weapons were high caliber. The pot was high grade. And the reporters said afterward: "We have two known dead...." — Deputy Sheriff Carl Houseman knew the dead all right: One was a small-time doper, the other a good cop. But Houseman ... more »doesn't know why they died, or who cut them down in a blaze of automatic rifle fire. Now, as the Feds descend on Nation County, Houseman and his fellow cops are suddenly walking point--searching for answers amidst the violence, treachery, and evil in their own backyard....« less
Author advances the scary (and perversely entertaining) notion that people are just as cuckoo in the heartland as they are in the wicked city. ---NYT Book Review