The year is 2005. The location is Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana. This was their bicentennial year. Chief Deputy Marvin L. Barnett is in charge. The only marching order the sheriff left for him was, "Whatever you do, don't let the wheels fall off." The problem was, the wheels started coming off right after he left. Specifically, the parish had suddenly become inundated with a crime spree which was blowing through like a Cat 5 hurricane, the likes of which the parish had never experienced. It was sink or swim. Marvin, aided by all the other deputies, had some vicious and some not so vicious criminals to bring to justice, hopefully before Sheriff Ladner returned. It was a tall order.

Earl Snort is the nom de plume of a retired law enforcement officer with more than 40-years' experience toting a badge and a gun. Before that, he served in the armed forces.He and his wife have been married more than 50 years. They have one son, also a career law enforcement officer, and two grandchildren.This is the author's eleventh foray into the world of writing fiction. After a lifetime of writing non-fiction to document investigations of true crimes, he decided to try his hand in make believe.He hopes you enjoy this yarn and all the others.