A Confederacy of Crime

A Confederacy of Crime

by Jeffery Deaver

(published 2001)

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Twelve esteemed and award-winning authors were asked to write a story about the South as long as there was a crime in it.

This collection with contributions by such authors as Jeffrey Deaver, Bret Lott, Margaret Maron, and others expose the shrewdest characters, cleverest crimes, and darkest secrets of the deep South.

Look past the mint juleps and magnolias, the grace and good manners. Forget about the sultry drawls and the beautiful belles. Hidden behind the sweet-as-honey smiles and the “yes, ma’ams” and “no,sirs,” there’s a sinistter, seamy side of the South that you may not have seen—until now…