5.75" x 8.5", 256 page hardcover titled CHASING AWAY THE DEVIL by Susan Rogers Cooper/ Thomas Dunne Books - St. Martin's Press, ISBN # 978-0-312-35603-3, First Edition, First Printing, March 2007/ Sheriff Milt Kovak Mystery Book 8. Milt Kovak, Sheriff of Prophesy County, Oklahoma, and his wife, Jean, are off to Las Vegas for a second honeymoon. But their respite from daily life is short-lived when Milt gets a call from his cousin, Maida Upshank, who is also in Vegas along with her four sons. Maida's husband, Burl, punched his son-in-law, Larry Allen, heir to a casino fortune, after he learned that Larry had been physically abusing Burl's very pregnant daughter. Milt knows how he would have handled the situation back home, but in Vegas, the punchee has more clout than the puncher. Milt gets Burl released from jail, but when Allen ends up dead and Burl goes missing, Milt is forced to find his friend before the Vegas cops do. Maida's four squabbling brothers become Milt's ad-hoc detective squad as they search for Burl and sort through a jackpot of murder motives that range from white supremacists to scorned former lovers. The eighth Kovak caper once again offers the satisfying combination of gentle humor, common sense, and a very likable protagonist. The book is complete and in EXCELLENT condition with some overall light wear. On the title page is inscribed, "To Jacob Ashley - Hope you enjoy it! Best, Susan - Susan Rogers Cooper". (see pictures)