Authors: Chuck Logan
Brit, for opening the door to Mississippi.
The members of Company A, 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, especially John Taylor and Jim Moffet.
Dennis Landry, Kenny Knopp, and the troopers of Company D, 7th Tennessee Cavalry.
Del Horton, Executive Director, Corinth Area Tourism Promotion Council.
Kristy White, Director, Crossroads Museum, Corinth, Mississippi.
Chief David Lancaster, Corinth Police Department, Corinth, Mississippi.
Captain Mike Shipman, Patrol Division, Corinth Police Department, and his family, especially Butch, for good company.
Sheriff Jimmy Taylor, Alcorn County, Mississippi.
Mike Beckner, Investigator, Alcorn County Sheriff’s Department, Alcorn County, Mississippi.
In Corinth: The Dinner Bell Lunch Bunch, Ann Thompson, Jerry Porter, Lee Ann Story Houry, Amy Sims, Bernard Toomer, Robert and Janet Krohn.
The readers of the Muses Book Club, Stillwater, Minnesota: Anne Bisgaard, Betsy Clark, Becky Cummins, Mary Lynn Decarlo, Rose Grenell, Linda Livermore, Sue Payne, Jan Schueffner, Jody Vasilakes.
Dwight Cummins, Cummins Law Office, Bayport, Minnesota; Boris Beckert, M.D., Stillwater Medical Group, Stillwater, Minnesota; Robin Eichleay, CAPthat Productions, Lakeland, Minnesota.
Don Schoff, Schoff Rifle and Hardware Company, Stillwater, Minnesota; Sergeant Wayne Johnson, Washington County Sheriff’s Department; Jim Westberg, Muzzleloaders Etcetera, Inc., Bloomington, Minnesota; and Ron Cleveland, who did it for real on the Ho Chi Mihn Trail.
Commander Pat Olson and retired Commander Denny Moriarty, Washington County Sheriff’s Department, Washington County, Minnesota.
Jim Bradshaw, Director, Bradshaw Celebration of Life Center, Stillwater, Minnesota.
At Stonebridge Elementary, Stillwater, Minnesota: Megan Prom, Psychologist; Colony 3 Teacher Loretta Peterson; and special thanks to Colony 4 Teacher Denise Cote.
Kate Nelson, Guidance Counselor, Stillwater High School.
Penguin Group USA Inc. for permission to quote from
17 Kings and 42 Elephants
by Margaret Mahy.
Two shooters: Richard Sennott and Jean Pieri.
CHUCK LOGAN
IS THE AUTHOR OF FIVE NOVELS FEATURING FORMER MINNESOTA UNDERCOVER COP PHIL BROKER. HE LIVES IN STILLWATER, MINNESOTA, WITH HIS FAMILY.
Visit www.AuthorTracker.com for exclusive information on your favorite HarperCollins author.
Homefront
After the Rain
Vapor Trail
Absolute Zero
The Big Law
The Price of Blood
Hunter’s Moon
This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
SOUTH OF SHILOH
. Copyright © 2008 by Chuck Logan. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
EPub Edition © FEBRUARY 2008 ISBN: 9780061844652
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Australia
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty. Ltd.
25 Ryde Road (PO Box 321)
Pymble, NSW 2073, Australia
http://www.harpercollinsebooks.com.au
Canada
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
55 Avenue Road, Suite 2900
Toronto, ON, M5R, 3L2, Canada
http://www.harpercollinsebooks.ca
New Zealand
HarperCollinsPublishers (New Zealand) Limited
P.O. Box 1
Auckland, New Zealand
http://www.harpercollinsebooks.co.nz
United Kingdom
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
77-85 Fulham Palace Road
London, W6 8JB, UK
http://www.harpercollinsebooks.co.uk
United States
HarperCollins Publishers Inc.
10 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10022
http://www.harpercollinsebooks.com
Table of Contents