Little Wars

The brutal murder of a family, including three small children, initially thought to be a murder-suicide, becomes the obsessive focus of the local sheriff, Ned Logan, after he detects evidence that is inconsistent with the "obvious" conclusion. The small town of Erin has emerged successfully from the Depression and Dust Bowl with the siting of a factory that produces MRE's for the U.S. Army. The murder of the family occurs as the Ashland Corporation is deciding whether to keep and expand the...