"If Possum County wasn't the smallest, poorest, and dustiest county in Texas, they probably wouldn't even have a sheriff like Skunk Johnson. But they do, and the new sheriff is out to prove he's up to the challenge when he finds himself with an unusual murder on his hands. During the investigation, Sheriff Skunk discovers that even in the Badlands of Texas, greed can run deeper than a man with high moral standards and a respect for the letter of the law can deal with. Fortunately, Skunk isn't that kind of man"--Page 4 of cover.