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Thirty-six years ago, a nameless black man wandered into Jericho, Mississippi, with nothing but the clothes on his back and a pair of paratrooper boots.

He is only in his early thirties, but now Quinn Colson is jobless-voted out of office as sheriff of Tibbehah County, Mississippi, thanks to the machinations of county kingpin Johnny Stagg.

A revelatory portrait of Benjamin Franklin's youngest sister and a wholly different account of the founding of the United States.

How does life begin? What does it mean? What happens when we die? “All anyone can do is ask,” Lepore writes.

A classic Southern tale of backroom deals, tainted honor, dysfunctional family, high-stakes greed-and everyday heroism-from the New York Times-bestselling author.

The extraordinary new novel in the New York Times-bestselling author's acclaimed series about the real Deep South-"a joy ride into the heart of darkness" (The Washington Post).

A year after becoming sheriff, Quinn Colson is faced with the release of an infamous murderer from prision.