Lay Down My Sword and Shield
- 320pages
- 12 heures de lecture
A powerful novel of conflict, history and shadows from the past ... by the bestselling, acclaimed author of THE TIN ROOF BLOWDOWN. schovat popis
Cette série retrace la vie tumultueuse et les aventures d'un protagoniste imparfait mais captivant naviguant dans les complexités du Texas. Face à ses démons personnels et aux menaces extérieures, il incarne un mélange unique de lassitude du monde et de résolution inébranlable. Les récits sont imprégnés de réalisme brut, d'esprit vif et d'une profonde exploration de la justice, de la loyauté et de la recherche de rédemption. C'est le portrait d'un homme aux prises avec son passé tout en luttant pour l'avenir.
A powerful novel of conflict, history and shadows from the past ... by the bestselling, acclaimed author of THE TIN ROOF BLOWDOWN. schovat popis
Hackberry Holland is a man haunted by a chequered and traumatic past. A former POW from the Korean War, he has left everything behind to become sheriff of a dried-out, broken-down border town in south Texas. But Hack soon finds himself dealing with more than just his own demons when nine dead prostitutes are dug up behind a run-down church. The search for justice - and revenge - pits Hack against hired guns, drug dealers who operate on both sides of the border and a psychotic killer known as The Preacher. As Holland frantically tries to end the cycle of killings and bring justice to the dead girls, he discovers just how dark the deepest corners of the human heart can get and how redemption can come in the form of a woman's love...
Interviewing an alcoholic Native American who witnessed a murder along the Texas-Mexico border, Sheriff Hack Holland and his deputy, Sam Tibbs, recognize the work of serial killer Preacher Jack Collins in an investigation that is assisted by the enigmatic Anton Ling.
New York Times bestseller and 'one of the finest crime writer's America has ever produced' James Lee Burke returns with his latest masterpiece, the story of a father and son separated by war.