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Lou Ford serves as deputy sheriff in a quiet Texas town. Though many view him as slow and unremarkable, he carries a hidden, dangerous illness that once nearly landed him in prison. As the disease reemerges, it endangers both his life and the community he guards.
First publish date: 1952
Genre: Crime Fiction/Noir
Authors: Jim Thompson
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