Synopsis: "Summer, 1955: During one of the most brutal heat waves in recent memory, Sam leaps into a sheriff in small-town Oklahoma. A young white woman has been viciously murdered, and the only suspect is black—an honest man who stands to lose everything if convicted. Sam must move fast to prove the man's innocence—while keeping the peace in a town about to be torn apart by racial violence. Meanwhile, the real killer is watching Sam's every move." — quoted from the product description that is found on this book's page on Amazon.com.