In *Bootlegger's Daughter*, attorney Deborah Knott is campaigning to become a district judge in rural North Carolina, determined to break into the entrenched old boy network of tobacco country. Her political ambitions are abruptly derailed when she uncovers new evidence connected to a decades-old small-town murder. As she investigates the cold case, Knott finds herself navigating dangerous local secrets and personal threats that nearly cost her life. The novel blends legal drama with traditional Southern mystery, offering a vivid portrayal of community, justice, and the lingering shadows of the past in a tightly knit rural setting.

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