A small-town Police Chief is shot. Although his wound isn't serious, it was inflicted by his sister. It seems an inexplicable act and yet, as the Chief tells his wife, "people always have a reason and it's what sets things in motion and once things are set in motion, what's going to happen is simply going to happen." A novel of superbly realized characters and compelling dialogue, Those That I Guard explores this notion of inevitability, how we set...