With only a few weeks until the election, Sheriff Jonas Lauer wants nothing more than to have smooth sailings until election-day. However as the people of Monroe County, Tennessee get ready to cast their vote, Jonas finds his hands are once again filled with crime mayhem. He has to deal with an adult novelty store whose merchandise is scattered in the wind. Then there's the property dispute that turns into a proverbial mud fight. But when a local businessman falls to his death, everything starts spinning out of control. What first appears to be a tragic accident turns more sinister as the...

With the election behind him, Sheriff Jonas Lauer looks forward to the future, both professionally and personally. But the winds of fate have other plans in mind. A face from the past returns, and exposes long buried feelings of anger and resentment. Temperatures rise and pit friend against friend and even lawman against lawman. Jonas must thread the needle between the past and present, while balancing the tapestry of daily events taking place in Monroe County. Interspersed among the ominous deeds from the past, are protests against Supreme Court decisions, bigamy and a new and unusual use...