In Blight County, Idaho, Sheriff Bo Tully spends most of his time sobering up country boys and tracking down truants. But now an ex-con has found a corpse draped across a fence. Tully and his dad, the retired sheriff, investigate – in the McManus trademark wisecracking style. "Leggett is the perfect reader... His amiable delivery provides the varied characterizations with country charm and wit."—Mystery News