Evil Woman

Manny Shepherd's plans to fish the Mississippi River hit a snag the minute he unwinds from Steve Mallinotti's Mustang convertible and sets a boot in the mud at Neelys Landing Missouri. </p><br></p>The immediate problem isn't the black SUV that's been following them which Steve suspects is the gangbanger who wants him dead but the fact Steve's great Aunt Flossie just found a neighbor Joe Rayburn dead on his bed with a rope around his neck. She implores Manny to find her friend's killer since the sheriff asserts Joe was just another old drunk close to dying anyway. </p><br></p>Manny discovers similar recent murders of elderly people in this southeastern area of Missouri whose homes are mysteriously burned down after the deaths. He also finds a few folks with reason to want Rayburn dead. </p><br></p>As he sorts through likely suspects the private investigator is distracted by Flossie's homemade cures and the come-ons of the sheriff's daughter a voluptuous teen. </p><br></p>A gangbanger goes after Steve's great aunt Flossie as Steve is caught off guard by a Buffalo rifle and Manny untwists a murderous plot.</p><p><br></p>