This book centers around police chief Arly Hanks and her search for a missing EPA official. The story has debauchery, kidnapping, and murder, all wrapped up in a backwoods bow. I'm not exactly sure how "folks" out in the Ozarks of Arkansas actually act, but this story certainly doesn't paint them in pleasant colors. The only two characters that I found myself liking were Arly (the police chief of Maggody), and the state trooper she "worked with" to solve the crimes. The rest of the characters seemed to be over-the-top "Hicksville" (and some were just downright scary and more than a bit offensive). The front of the book states that the author lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas... hmm. It started out slow, and stayed slow up until the last 50 pages or so. It was kind of like watching a train wreck about to happen- you know you should turn away, but you just can't. Eventually Arly puzzles through all the craziness and stumbles (literally) upon both the killer and the kidnapped EPA guy. The very ending eludes to more character development in upcoming books, but I'm not sure whether or not I want to go there...This is a very long-running series (15 books?) and is described as "screamingly funny", so maybe they get better.
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