The Spoil of Beasts

A jailhouse slaughter. A relentless killer. And way too much jackassing around.

When word comes that two key witnesses in an investigation are dead, North and Shaw are surprisedand pleasedto learn that their friend, John-Henry Somerset, is interested in hiring them as freelance contractors for the Wahredua police department. The department is stretched thin, and the investigation into the Cottonmouth Club (and the criminal organization operating there) is collapsing. Not to mentionin North and Shaw's opinion, anywaythey're the best detectives around.

Tracking down the killer won't be easy, though. The trail ends at the doors of a megachurch, where the close-knit family of the pastor is keeping more than one secret. Worse, a local politician seems to be involved, and he's got secrets of his own. On top of that, a sheriff's deputy has gone missing, and North and Shaw are convinced he knows who is orchestrating...