Maggody, Arkansas, is a peaceful little Ozarks town snuggled in the heartland of America...until a group of camouflage-clad patriots march in with maneuvers and murder. Suddenly, Chief of Police Arly Hanks has her hands full: burglars are breaking into houses; the mayor is missing; and a survivalist has just been killed. Which leaves Arly hunting for a motive,a means, and a murderer. Wisely, she reckons there isn't a secret government conspiracy behind this homicide-- just the usual human evils of blind ambition, big money, and deadly obsessions! • Joan Hess has over 1 million copies of her Onyx books in print! • Joan Hess is also the author of the popular Claire Malloy and Theo Bloomer mystery series • Hess is an Agatha, McCavity, and American Mystery Award winner, and is also President of the American Crime Writers League