Mississippi Blue 42

Special Agent Rae Johnson grew up on football fields alongside her father, a national-championship-winning coach. Which is exactly why she was chosen to investigate the illicit money flowing into the University of Central Mississippi's football program. But her case takes a dire turn when UCM's star quarterback is flung off a college bar's roof and lands on a bag full of money.

Hoping to turn a routine fraud case into a career-defining bust, Rae ingratiates herself with the fans, coaches, players, and politicians who make up the university's complex social hierarchy. With rumours of corruption rustling through the kudzu vines, Rae soon realises there's more to the game than what she'd learned as a child. And in order to win, she'll have to put all her father's lessons to the ultimate test.

Mississippi Blue 42 is a thrilling blend of crime and suspense, twisting through the murky world of college football corruption.

Praise for Eli Cranor:

Atmospheric and tense thriller that has TV series written all over it — THE SUN

Southern noir at its finest, a cauldron of terrible choices and even more terrible outcomes — NEW YORK TIMES

Cranor's characters bristle with desperation and frustrated masculinity, a volatile cauldron of emotion that brings tension to every page — STEPH CHA

Not to be missed. — MEGAN ABBOTT

A major work from a bright, young talent — USA TODAY