Since the first Deborah Knott mystery, Bootlegger\'s Daughter, swept the top Mystery awards in 1993, the feisty judge has proven herself an investigator ranking with today\'s best--dedicated to justice, driven by private demons, and prone to decide with her heart.
Now in the series\' fifth book, author Margaret Maron slightly alters the landscape, giving Deborah a chance to inve.
From the first, Deborah Knott\'s co-star has been an insider\'s North Carolina from the back woods to the Crystal Coast.
Since the first Deborah Knott mystery, Bootlegger\'s Daughter, swept the top Mystery awards in 1993, the feisty judge has proven herself an investigator ranking with today\'s best--dedicated to justice, driven by private demons, and prone to decide with her heart
