Robert G Rogers

Mississippi Road Murders Robert G Rogers

Bishop Bone generally tried to stay clear of politics, but something had to be done about the abysmal state of the roads in his district. The road to his house was so bad even its potholes had potholes. So when their incumbent supervisor announced he was running for re-election, Bishop hosts a neighborhood party to discuss getting the supervisor to fix the roads, but gets drafted into running against him instead. Rumors that the supervisors were running a kickback scheme surface, and one of the other candidates is murdered along with the incumbent. The incumbent's wife, Mary Anne, launches a vicious campaign to take his seat. Bishop soon finds his life is in danger too by someone trying to keep him from winning. He considers dropping out to help Chief Jenkin's find the two men's murderer, but wants to put an end to the kickback scheme so the roads can be repaired. Meanwhile, Lawton County is experiencing an expanding drug problem that Bone thinks might be related to the kickbacks. After the election Bishop uncovers the true connection with the campaign murders, making him the murderer's next target.