Chiefs (novel)

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Chiefs

First edition cover
Author	Stuart Woods
Language	English
Genre	Thriller
Publisher	Norton
Publication date	June 1981
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (paperback)
Pages	432 pp
Followed by	Run Before the Wind

Chiefs is the first novel in the Will Lee series by Stuart Woods. It was first published in 1981 by W. W. Norton & Company. The novel takes place in the fictional town of Delano, Georgia, over three generations, as three different police chiefs attempt to identify a serial killer operating in the area. It is Woods' first published novel. As the author explains in a note, it was inspired by the story of his grandfather's death while serving as a police chief. Chiefs was made available in e-book format on January 23, 2012.