GENRE: Mystery/Suspense. LENGTH: 44 chapters (56,200 words). SYNOPSIS: Greg Tenorly lives a quiet and lonely life in a small East Texas town, until he is selected as a juror for a murder trial. A beautiful, mysterious redhead befriends him, and seems to have a romantic interest. But is she merely using him to influence the outcome of the trial?

By the end of the first week, three people connected with the case are dead, and Greg is beginning to fear for his own life. He is now convinced that a powerful Dallas attorney is directing the murder spree in his little town. But why? He is determined to find out. But his investigation just might earn him a spot at the top of the hit list.

Cast of Characters
• Greg Tenorly
  Part-time private music instructor, part-time music minister at First Baptist Church, Coreyville, Texas.
• Cynthia Blockerman
  Vice President of First State Bank, Coreyville.
• Troy Blockerman
  Cynthia Blockerman’s abusive husband.
• Buford Bellowin
  A powerful Dallas attorney.
• John X
  A young, up-and-coming hit man.
• Marty Crumb
  An old ex-con, ex-hit man.
• Kyle Serpentine
  An ambitious Longview attorney.
• Angela Hammerly
  The district attorney.
• Andrea Newly
  The assistant district attorney.
• Jenny Slidell
  A jury consultant.
• Jane Appletree
  Owner/operator of Jane’s Diner (Also appears in the Ginger Lightley Cozy Mystery Series).
• Dr. J. Marshall Huff
  Pastor of First Baptist Church, Coreyville.
• Sam Spokane
  Owner/operator of Sam’s Bicycle Shop. Murder victim.
• Dorothy Spokane
  Sam’s Spokane’s wife.
• Kantrell Jamison
  On trial for the murder of Sam Spokane.
• Ella Jamison
  Kantrell Jamison’s mother.
• Jolee Jamison
  Kantrell Jamison’s sister.
• Ben “Big-Ben” Jones
  Kantrell Jamison’s cell mate.
• Arabeth Albertson
  Eyewitness for the murder trial.