Under the Lake

Under the Lake by Woods, Stuart. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781410433572.

A one-time ace reporter rents a cabin in a backwoods Georgia town, then stumbles upon and determines to solve the town mystery, which involves a seemingly affable sheriff, an autocratic town father and an incest-ridden family whose once-prosperous farm now lies under a lake. He joins forces with a plucky female reporter bent on proving that the sheriff is "dirty," and theres never a dull moment as the story surges toward its exciting climax. The conclusion is a little too far-fetched but by that time readers have had more than their moneys worth.