Meet Mississippi authors Scott Lenoir and Joe Lee and pick up their latest novels!

The Reckoning by Scott Lenoir
Two years have passed since conman Philip Mason, who posed as the superior and abbot of the Christian Center for Peace and Life in Krammerton, Mississippi, scammed the late Sandra Weaver out of thousands of dollars before she took her life. Sandra’s grieving widow, banker Blake Weaver, thwarted Mason’s attempt to transport his ill-gotten funds out of the country, though he managed to escape a law enforcement dragnet and flee to Mexico. Now the Chief Deputy Sheriff at the Chatawa County Sheriff’s Office, Blake receives a tip from a confidential informant that huge quantities of fentanyl-laced Xanax are about to hit the local market. That informant is none other than Greg Lawson, the man Philip Mason entrusted to help him smuggle the large sums of money Mason had bilked from victims like Sandra Weaver. Can Blake possibly trust Lawson? An electrifying tale of revenge and redemption set in a close-knit Southern town, The Reckoning returns Blake and his new wife, Carrie Parks, from Scott Lenoir’s sizzling debut, The Amendment, and introduces young Daniel Eddings, a young IT whiz who, like Blake, is a recovering alcoholic. While Blake loves Daniel like a son, can he trust him to stay sober during the investigation when Blake needs him the most? And does Blake realize too late who may have arranged for the massive shipment of drugs to hit town, and why?

Never Let Go by Joe Lee
Fifteen years after surviving an attempt on his life by former Smart County constable Ford Forrester, Mark Myrick III is shocked to learn of Forrester’s sudden release from prison following a parole hearing Mark and wife Lacey knew nothing about. In addition to the anxiety Mark feels about his enemy returning to the small community of Oakdale, he can only imagine how Forrester will react when he realizes he’s a father—and that his son, now a teenager, is being raised by the couple.
Forrester’s release also mystifies four-term sheriff Billy Joe Stone, who can’t begin to fathom why defense attorney Hal Kendrick fought so hard to get his new client sprung from prison. Rich, powerful, and intimidating, Kendrick once represented Mark in an action against the constable. But like Forrester, Kendrick is known to hold deep grudges, and he erupts when a real estate deal Mark initiates forces the relocation of the Kendrick Law Firm. His reaction seems over the top, but is Kendrick smoldering over something else involving Mark?
A fast-paced, atmospheric Southern thriller, Joe Lee’s Never Let Go will grab you on the first page and keep you on the edge of your seat right through the mind-blowing climax on New Year’s Eve, where hot tempers explode into the night during a winter storm for the ages, leaving dead bodies, ruined lives, and broken dreams scattered across Smart County.