02491cam a2200325 i 4500 532092202 TxAuBib 20211111120000.0 150529s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2015019321 9781455545322 hardcover 27.00 1455545325 hardcover 27.00 TxAuBib rda Maron, Margaret. Long upon the land / Margaret Maron. First edition. New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2015. vii, 288 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Deborah Knott Mystery, A ; 20 "Margaret Maron, New York Times bestselling author and Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, returns to Colleton County with an exciting new Deborah Knott mystery. LONG UPON THE LAND On a quiet August morning, Judge Deborah Knott's father Kezzie makes a shocking discovery on a remote corner of his farm: the body of a man bludgeoned to death. Investigating this crime, Deborah's husband, Sheriff's Deputy Dwight Bryant, soon uncovers a long-simmering hostility between Kezzie and the slain man over a land dispute. The local newspaper implies that Deborah's family may have had something to do with the murder-and that Dwight is dragging his feet on the case. Meanwhile, Deborah is given a cigarette lighter that once belonged to her mother. The cryptic inscription inside rekindles Deborah's curiosity about her parents' past, and how they met. For years she has wondered how the daughter of a wealthy attorney could have married a widowed, semi-illiterate bootlegger, and this time she's determined to find the answer. But why are Deborah's brothers so reluctant to talk about the dead man? Is the murder linked to Kezzie's illegal whiskey business? And could his courtship of Deborah's mother have something to do with the bad blood between the two families? Despite Deborah's promise not to interfere in Dwight's work, she cannot stop herself from doing everything she can to help clear her brothers and her father from suspicion. "-- Provided by publisher. 20211111. Knott, Deborah (Fictitious character) Fiction. FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General. Mystery fiction. Legal stories. A Deborah Knott Mystery ; 20.