Introduction
Small town crime turns out to be big time business in the rural Oklahoma township fringed by an Indian reservation and cattle ranches, and peopled with staunch Southern Baptists. Somebody was trying to force Jody Powers, a tempestuous rancher's daughter, off the tradition-rich land ranched by her father and his father before him.
The land itsef, afflicted with drought and scorching heat, becomes a battlefield of greed against heritage when following Jody's father's 'accidental' death, the heiress is barraged with annoying offers to buy her land. Her refusals to sell sparks off an onslaught of terrifying experiences meant to intimidate. One by one Jody discovers her cattle dying of a mysterious condition; her precious water supply is poisoned, and late one evening she is attacked and raped in her own home. Who and why?
The Raped Heiress is Edward Mitchell's story of one young woman's battle against organized crime and her attempts to force them to reveal themselves and their motives. But their intricately woven plot is knotted with politics, big odds for a young, helpless woman to beat.
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