SUMMARY: Crime and Punishment is one of the most important novels of the nineteenth century. It is the story of a murder committed on principle, of a killer who wishes to set himself outside and above society. The novel is marked by Dostoevsky's own harrowing experience in penal servitude, and yet
Grime and Punishment (Book 9)
โ Scribed by Liliana Hart; Louis Scott
- Publisher
- 7th Press
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 117 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
Only politics are more crooked than crime. When it's election time in Bell County, Texas, the highly-coveted position of the jurisdiction's top cop brings opponents out swinging.
Sheriff Reggie Coil has become a citizen favorite, but the people used to getting away with their own vices don't appreciate his honest and equal approach toward enforcing the law. A concerted effort to defeat the experienced lawman includes plans to use his own past against him.
While still on an ethics violation probation that resulted from a tough decision made as a young undercover agent, Coil continues to walk on eggshells as the election approaches.
Hank Davidson is appointed as the interim Sheriff by Coil after he's been suspended pending the outcome of a bogus investigation. Hank's best resource for revealing the truth to set Coil free is Agatha Harley. They've created a life and love from solving crimes together, and as Hank draws closer to asking her to marry him, life in Rusty Gun...
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