Thompson's Creek — Mike O'Brien

"IT COULD NEVER HAPPEN HERE!" The discovery of a severed body part, and the disappearance of two small town residents on the same day leads to combined mysteries. Could a two thousand mile trip save a young man from a sheriff hell-bent on convicting him of murder? Could an illiterate deaf mute ever be a credible witness in court? Could the answers remain hidden for many years, forgotten due to the Depression and a world war? Burt Sanders knew that some day the answers would come, but when?