Bucky 'n' Skeeter are simple folk. Just your typical All-Murican boys that run a still and break into storage units and cars to make ends meet. Yoo Ess Senatah Redstate Drinkhard, Seenya and his son Yoo Ess Reperzennative Redstate Drinkhard, Joonya are powerful old-money politicians. Skeeter's cousin, Carlene, gets her hands on secrets about the shady past of the Drinkhard family. Their lives intersect in unexpected ways as they all engage in their own backwater version of the American Dream of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. Warnin'! Iffen ya cain'ts unnerstan' this here sent'nce, yoo's ain't smart 'nough fer readin' this here book. Ha'evah, iffen ya lahks a good story, 'n' lahks t' laff, git yersef a cuppa joe er a jug o' 'shine 'n' gits t' readin'!