N. O. K.

Jason Saylor has been furloughed from his major metro newspaper and returns home to work on a new crime novel series. No wife, no kids, uncertain future. Then he's picked up in a "Be On the Look Out" and is put in a line up of 35 to 40ish men, dark hair, not local. A popular young coed has gone missing. A second visit to the Sheriff's compound reveals that, yes, he has seen and talked to the missing young girl. But Jason is a local. He's been gone for twenty years pursing college, the...
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Jason Saylor has been furloughed from his major metro newspaper and returns home to work on a new crime novel series. No wife, no kids, uncertain future. Then he's picked up in a "Be On the Look Out" and is put in a line up of 35 to 40ish men, dark hair, not local. A popular young coed has gone missing. A second visit to the Sheriff's compound reveals that, yes, he has seen and talked to the missing young girl. But Jason is a local. He's been gone for twenty years pursing college, the US Army, and a successful career as an crime beat reporter for the Houston Chronicle. He reestablishes some old friendships, makes some new ones and is faced with a decision. Should he obey the Sheriff and keep his nose out of it or use his reporter skills to help determine who might benefit from the estate of a young girl with no next of kin. His old friendships bring betrayal and help while he balances working on this new case with getting his next novel to his agent. Sometimes it helps to come from a small town. Apalachicola, Florida is one of those towns where some of the people have known each other's families for generations, and some won't let you forget it.