TY  - BOOK
AU  - McCrumb,Sharyn
TI  - Prayers the devil answers: a novel 
T2  - Ballad novels
SN  - 9781476772813
PY  - 2016///
CY  - New York
PB  - Atria Books
KW  - Sheriffs
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Policewomen
KW  - Man-woman relationships
KW  - Appalachian Region
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - 20th century
KW  - gsafd
KW  - Mystery fiction.
N2  - Suddenly thrust into the role of primary caretaker for her family following the tragic death of her husband, Ellie Robbins is appointed to serve out his term as sheriff of their rural Tennessee mountain town. The year is 1936, and her role is largely symbolic, except for the one task that only a sheriff can do: execute a convicted prisoner. Ellie has long proven she can handle herself. But becoming sheriff is altogether different, and the demands of the role are even more challenging when she is forced to combat society's expectations for a woman. Soon enough, dark secrets come to light, and Ellie must grapple with small town superstitions and the tenuous ties she shared with a condemned killer as she carves out a place for herself in an uncertain future. --
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