This is the first book of The Louisiana Sheriff Series. Rick Strong is the Sheriff of Rapides Parish in central Louisiana. His grandfather established a timber and sawmill company years earlier. Rick grew up learning the timber from Gramps, who passed on. His father now runs the company. After experiencing combat, the timber business was not enough for him. He became a Deputy Sheriff. He married Eve, a deputy in another parish. The experience many adventures, including chasing down timber rustlers, night hunters, and murderers. Their greatest adventure began when they began connecting various dots and suspected a serial killer was operating in South Louisiana, and perhaps all over the state. They found enough evidence to wonder if the killer worked offshore in the oil industry. Did he? Would they ever obtain enough evidence to identify the killer? Would they catch him red-handed? If they caught him, could they get him to confess?