The Law of Revenge Author:Tess Collins Alma Bashears escaped her Appalachian roots to forget the memories of a brutal rape. Now, a brilliant attorney, she returns to defend her brother against a trumped-up murder charge. Upon discovering the prosecutor is the boy responsible for her rape, this white-trash hollow girl will dispense a little country justice. “With her nimble plottin... more »g and modern sensibilities, Tess Collins is another authentic voice for the region.”—Margaret Maron “A solid excursion into a mélange of deception and greed…Filled with regional flavor and unnerving sense of small-town claustrophobia.”—San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle« less