The Reluctant Sheriff Author Surname:Offutt And before long

And before long

in the dark

a mechanism jammed there

an ingenious amateur sleuth who uses economics to size up every situation

The Reluctant Sheriff Author Surname:Offutt And before longAn ex Army CID officer, Mick Hardin is supposed to be retired or he was until his sister, Linda, was shot in the line of duty, requiring him to step in as interim sheriff while she recovered. Now he's stuck in Rocksalt, the place he was most hoping to escape. Back in uniform, Mick is chafing at the sudden dissolution of his retirement plans, wearied by the petty squabbles of Rocksalt's townsfolk. It's all business as usual, until the murder of a local