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Vertical Hold: A Sheriff Biff Claxby Mystery: being a true and accurate account of the death of Odis Ray Skaggs, insofar as anyone in Calhoun County c
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 23 2026
Pages: 54
Weight: 0.19
Height: 0.11 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Set in Piedmont, Alabama, during October 1960, Vertical Hold follows Calhoun County Sheriff Barnaby Biff Claxby as he faces a difficult reelection campaign against challenger Odis Ray Skaggs. When Skaggs is found dead in his campaign trailer just weeks before the vote, Biff and his diligent Deputy Toby Ferris must navigate a town bracing for political chaos. With assistance from state investigator Marion Teague and local appliance expert Miss Ludie Pruitt, the investigation reveals a surprising truth: no one murdered Skaggs. Instead, a bizarre sequence of everyday accidents-involving a goat named Sputnik, a shifted propane refrigerator, and a panicked mayor looking to retrieve a misplaced letter-caused the tragedy.
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