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Larry M. ArrowoodCrime · Fiction
Bloodroot
Retired county sheriff Harry Weatherholtz returns to Virginia's Shenandoah Valley for a peaceful retirement, but a horrific crime soon pulls him back into action. When an African-American orphan drowns under suspicious circumstances while in the care of an abusive man, Weatherholtz pushes the current sheriff to investigate it as a homicide. As they uncover a child-labor racket, they realize the crime's roots run deeper, exposing a network of hate and corruption reaching the highest positions of power.