I read primarily crime novels and to come across ones that delve deeper into real human actions and reactions is always gratifying. Holy City was a great thriller, but the characters kept it grounded and kept me interested.
“Holy City is an amazing piece of work. A Southern novel that examines the pathos and ethos of small-town life and the weight of both grief and hatred. Love it.”—S.A. Cosby
No one innocent. No one free. Nothing sacred.
Holy City is the captivating debut from Henry Wise about a deputy sheriff who must work alongside an unpredictable private detective after he finds himself on the outs from his sheriff's department over his unwillingness to look the other way when an innocent man is arrested for murder.
After a decade of exile precipitated by the tragic death of his mother,…
Hockensmith has written Western/mystery hybrids before, which I loved, but this is straight Western and it's fantastic. It doesn't lose any of his signature humor (something sadly lacking in too many novels these days) and the action never lets up. First in a series and I look forward to more!
Embark on a Wild West odyssey where gold-seeking turns into a blood-soaked pursuit in 1894.
When former Army officer Oswin Diehl ventures into Mexico in search of fortune, he encounters more than he bargained for—bandits and chaos. Saved by old comrades Ira Hoop and Apache scout Eskaminzim, Diehl is offered a job that leads him to Arizona Territory and a showdown against a powerful conglomerate harassing local mine owners.
As Diehl and his resilient team face off against the hired goons of Consolidated American Mining Corporation, the stakes rise. With the brutal chairman, Kingsley Le May, and an army of…
The third Shake Bouchon book from Berney, but it's been many years between books. I didn't realize how much I'd missed Shake. Berney is always a fantastic writer, but these books showcase his sense of humor and his wild plot turns.
Multi-award winning and USA Today bestselling crime writer Lou Berney returns to his critically acclaimed thriller series starring former mob wheelman Shake Bouchon, who finds himself dragged into a high-stakes hostage rescue, among the mighty temples and shadowy underground of Cambodia.
During his years as a wheelman for the Armenian mob in Los Angeles, Shake Bouchon didn't think of himself as the settling-down type. But now he's happily married to Gina, the love of his life-and former adversary-in Indiana, of all places.
The great thing about Bloomington, for two people with checkered pasts, is that everyone is nice and no…
When Carter McCoy learns he hasn't got long to live, it's time to take care of something he has wanted to do for years--kill the man responsible for his daughter's death. But Carter has no experience killing and isn't even sure he can do it.
Breanna needs to escape her toxic home life or end up living a life of regret. When she happens upon the old man with a rifle, she sees a light at the end of her dark tunnel. Carter may be the answer to her problems, if he lives long enough to help her.
Carter is a man on borrowed time, and what he does with the rest of it could change who he has been his whole life. With the police closing in one step ahead of death, Carter has the opportunity to change Breanna's life and give her the chance his daughter never had. With his trusty dog, Chester, at his side, Carter's last act will be the one that defines who he is.
