Nothing More Dangerous the rook files

Nothing More Dangerous the rook filesMissouri native Allen Eskens' "stunning small town mystery" (New York Times Book Review) is a necessary exploration of family, loyalty, and racial tension in America and "a coming of age book to rival some of the best, such as Ordinary Grace" (Library Journal, starred review). In a small Southern town where loyalty to family and to "your people" carries the weight of a sacred oath, defying those unspoken rules can be a deadly proposition. After

slavery continues in four states called "the Hard Four

to never relax

and between them they've got quite a reputation

a summer of hope and self-discovery transforms into a lifetime of atonement and loss for members of this close-knit clan

" No element of what constitutes America is safe from his adept and scathing eye

from America's founding to today

Haley Brandon

Warren Ellis's body of work has been championed by Wired for its "merciless action" and "incorruptible bravery

She's spending more and more time at work and with her girlfriends instead of coming home to cook for him

and spiritual quests-and his legacy lives on

"A heady hybrid of science

But the wedding isn't Gaby's only surprise