The undisputed master of the crime novel strikes again with this powerfully entertaining story, set in 1920s Oklahoma, that introduces one of the toughest lawmen ever to come out of the west. . . .
Carlos Webster was 15 the day he witnessed his first murder—but it wouldn’t be his last. It was also his first introduction to the notorious gunman, Emmet Long. By the time Carlos is 20, he’s being sworn in as a deputy United States marshal and now goes by the name Carl. As for Emmet, he’s robbing banks with his new partner, the no-good son of…
Pat Conroy’s New York Times–bestselling coming-of-age novel about a son’s struggle to escape the domineering expectations of his volatile military father
Marine Col. Bull Meecham commands his home like a soldiers’ barracks. Cold and controlling, but also loving, Bull has complicated relationships with each member of his family—in particular, his eldest son, Ben.
A born athlete who desperately seeks his father’s approval, Ben is determined to break out from the colonel’s shadow. With guidance from teachers at his new school, he strives to find the courage to stand up to his father once and for all.
Some murders destroy more than lives.They destroy families. For years, the Randolphs and the Harringtons were inseparable. Their children grew up together, and their friendship seemed unbreakable. Until one night. When the Randolphs' teenage daughter is found brutally murdered, suspicion falls on Pete Harrington, shattering decades of trust and turning lifelong friends into bitter enemies. Called in to investigate, Detective Ashley Blackthorne Barrett and the Badger Ridge Detective Agency quickly discover that nothing about the case is as straightforward as it seems. Beneath the grief and accusations lies a tangled web of family secrets, lies, blackmail, and a crime buried…
