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Chiefs (Will Lee, Bk 1)
Chiefs - Will Lee, Bk 1
Author: Stuart Woods
In the bitter winter of 1920, the first body is found in Delano, Georgia—the naked corpse of an unidentified teenager. There is no direct evidence of murder, but the body bears marks of what seems to be a ritual beating. The investigation falls to Will Henry Lee, a failed cotton farmer newly appointed as Delano's first chief of police....  more »
ISBN-13: 9780393014617
ISBN-10: 0393014614
Pages: 432
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  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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4.1 stars, based on 8 ratings
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 3
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redjo avatar reviewed Chiefs (Will Lee, Bk 1) on + 8 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
First off I must tell you Stuart Woods is a truely amzing author. As for Chiefs, I couldn't put the book down. I love the characters he puts in his books. They come alive as you are reading and you can't wait to find out what's going to happen to them next. I've ordered all the "Will Lee" series so I can get right into the next one as soon as I finish the one I'm reading.
reviewed Chiefs (Will Lee, Bk 1) on + 85 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Chiefs is the first in Stuart Woods' long list of books. It is about police chiefs from a small in Georgia over a few decades as they look for a serial killer. It introduces characters who will appear in other books by Woods. It is my favorite of his books because it gives a history to his stories.
AnitaJRT avatar reviewed Chiefs (Will Lee, Bk 1) on + 96 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This is Woods' first book and just a little bit different from all his subsequent books. While it technically isn't part of the Will Lee series, I recommend reading this first.

I really enjoyed this.
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Helpful Score: 1
I really enjoyed this book -- not so much for the story (although that was good) but because of the insight it provided about racism and eventual integration in the South. I thought there were many admirable characters in this book as well as the toads.
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Helpful Score: 1
Thoroughly enjoyed this book! Great storyline, loveable characters, interesting Southern history... did not want to put it down, and couldn't wait to see what would happen next.
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dbo avatar reviewed Chiefs (Will Lee, Bk 1) on + 74 more book reviews
An interesting, well-crafted story, but I thought it was too long. If you are interested in reading the Will Lee series, this book provides the background of Will Lee's family.
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Excellent. I read this book many years ago. Now I want to reread it because the story was so intriguing.
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This is an interesting story about three police chiefs that span about four decades in a small town south of Atlanta Ga that mixes murder mystery with political intrique and race relations in the Deep South. Good read.
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This is the first Wood's fiction. Set in the southern town of Delano, the story spans 40+ years. Three very different chiefs of the town's police force try to solve a series of suspicious deaths. It is a compelling read of the social changes in the American town during turbulent times. I loved it!
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Very interesting book spanning decades in a small Georgia town.
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A LITTLE STRANGE BUT COMPELLING
lilred avatar reviewed Chiefs (Will Lee, Bk 1) on + 66 more book reviews
this is a very interesting book and kept me interested the whole time
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One bitter morning in 1920,the naked body of an unidentified boy is discovered in the woods outside the small town of Delano,Georgia. The murder goes unsolved-but not unremembered.For over a span of forty years,the desperate search for the brutal and elusive murderer will consmue the lives of three different police chiefs and their families. From the sleepy days of post WWI America to the bitter racial turmoil of the 60's,Chiefs is a haunting novel that unforgettably evokes the life of one southern town,its leaders,and its people. A town whose deceptively peaceful surface is shattered by the on-going menace of a killer's strange and terrible obession.
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A captivating story of three chiefs of police that serve the small Georgia town of Delano. The reader not only reads the intriguing tales of the Chiefs, but watches the town and Delano grow and the South grow through many changes. There is a lot of suspense and intrigue through this book. It will capture you and hold you until the end.

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