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When Sheriff Dan Rhodes is asked to join the Clearview Barbershop Chorus, he suspects that theres an ulterior motive, mainly because he cant sing a note. Hes momentarily distracted by a rogue alligator on the loose, but shortly afterward, Lloyd Berry, the director of the chorus, is murdered. Berry is suspected of embezzling money, and hes leaked the information that a member of the chorus ordered a singing valentine for a woman who isnt his wife. Later, Rhodes discovers that Berry has been gambling on eight-liners at Rollin Sevens, a barely legal operation in a strip center on the outskirts of town.Rhodes also must deal with the usual assortment of small-town crimes: a man dressed in his underpants and cowboy boots picketing a law office, dogfood theft, and attempts on the life of a man who likes to root through garbage. Rhodes sorts through clues that involve geocaching and barbershop singing with the help of a few oddball local characters before he solves the crime.
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I was born and brought up in Mexia (that's pronounced Muh-HAY-uh by the natives) , Texas, went to college at The University of Texas and North Texas State University, and taught high school and college classes for many years. In 2002 I retired as Chair of the Division of English and Fine Arts at Alvin Community College, in Alvin, Texas. I'm married to the lovely Judy, and we have two grown children, Angela, who's an attorney in San Francisco, and Allen, who's in the music business in Austin. Other than that, I'm a pretty boring guy.
