The compelling thriller that launched the career of bestselling novelist stuart woods in an. He also has written quite a number of standalone novels, although not since 1995. In addition to that, he has a couple of nonfiction books to his credit as well. This novel won an edgar award and was made into a popular tv miniseries. Stuart woods audio books at simply audiobooks simply audiobooks. Over the fortythreeyear time span of the book broods the shadow of a serial killer whose existence is only briefly suspect. He is a native of georgia and began his writing career in the advertising industry. Chiefs by stuart woods unabridged cd audiobook stuart woods on. In 1919, delano, georgia, appoints its first chief of police. In 1919, delano, georgia appoints its first chief of police. Download audiobooks by stuart woods to your device. Two young men are found dead and then over the years many others go missing and the book follows indirectly the investigations by the three very different police chiefs. Stuart woods edgarr awardwinning novel spans fifty years of racial tension, politics, and murder in the small southern town of delano, georgia, where a depraved killer claims his innocent victims even as three very different generations of policemen seek to stop him.
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