Table of Contents
About the Author vi
Foreword vii
Introduction ix
Who's Who xvi
Map of Jefferson County xvii
Map of Sandy Valley viii
Chapter 1 Death in the Dust 1
Chapter 2 A Good Place to Raise a Family 11
Chapter 3 Dreams 17
Chapter 4 The Road, the Bridge, and the Man 23
Chapter 5 A Visit from John 37
Chapter 6 Arson to Cover a Murder 49
Chapter 7 Midnight Ambush 59
Chapter 8 Weaver Takes Over 65
Chapter 9 The Shadow of Crime 73
Chapter 10 The Other Side of the Family 81
Chapter 11 A Big Mistake 89
Chapter 12 Eleven Fine White Hogs 97
Chapter 13 Every Man for Himself 105
Chapter 14 "They Want Mack" 115
Chapter 15 The Society Rides 123
Chapter 16 The Standoff 133
Chapter 17 Tensions Rise 141
Chapter 18 "Somebody's Lying" 147
Chapter 19 The Meeting in the Yard 153
Chapter 20 Dirty Dealing 159
Chapter 21 Who Killed Vail? 169
Chapter 22 Boiling the Soup 179
Chapter 23 "Don't Shoot, Boys!" 185
Chapter 24 Deathbed Testimony 195
Chapter 25 "Let's Go, Mother" 205
Chapter 26 A New Sheriff in Town 217
Chapter 27 At Last, the Trial 227
Chapter 28 Another Getaway 237
Epilogue 243
Sources 257
Index 259