As high sheriff of Potts County, Nick Corey spends most of his time eating, sleeping and avoiding trouble. If only peopleβespecially some troublesome pimps, his foul-tempered wife, and his half-witted brother-in-lawβwould stop pushing him around. Because when Nick is pushed, he begins to kill . . .
Pop. 1280
β Scribed by Thompson, Jim
- Book ID
- 107528602
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 113 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780316195874
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β¦ Synopsis
Nick Corey is a terrible sheriff on purpose. He doesn't solve problems, enforce rules or arrest criminals. He knows that nobody in tiny Potts County actually wants to follow the law and he is perfectly content lazing about, eating five meals a day, and sleeping with all the eligible women. Still, Nick has some very complex problems to deal with. Two local pimps have been sassing him, ruining his already tattered reputation. His girlfriend Rose is being terrorized by her husband. And then, there's his wife and her brother Lenny who won't stop troubling Nick's already stressed mind. Are they a little too close for a brother and a sister?
With an election coming up, Nick needs to fix his problems and fast. Because the one thing Nick does know is that he will do anything to stay sheriff. Because, as it turns out, Sheriff Nick Corey is not nearly as dumb as he seems.
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As high sheriff of Potts County, Nick Corey spends most of his time eating, sleeping and avoiding trouble. If only peopleβespecially some troublesome pimps, his foul-tempered wife, and his half-witted brother-in-lawβwould stop pushing him around. Because when Nick is pushed, he begins to kill . . .
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Nick Corey is a terrible sheriff on purpose. He doesn't solve problems, enforce rules or arrest criminals. He knows that nobody in tiny Potts County actually wants to follow the law and he is perfectly content lazing about, eating five meals a day, and sleeping with all the eligible women. Still, Ni
SUMMARY: As high sheriff of Potts County, Nick Corey spends most of his time eating, sleeping and avoiding trouble. If only people--especially some troublesome pimps, his foul-tempered wife, and his half-witted brother-in-law--would stop pushing him around. Because when Nick is pushed, he begins t