Leonard Pine is the prime suspect in the murder of a local cop. Black, gay, and outrageously unconventional, Leonard is in deep trouble, and his old pal, Hap Collins, is the only one willing to believe his innocence. Add to the mix a rabid squirrel, a raging tornado, and a foul-mouthed nurse with a dangerous past, and you've got a Lansdale four-alarm literary stew.