Winner of the Silver Falchion Award for Best Western
Winner of the Laramie Award for Best Americana
Winner of the IPPY Gold Medal for Best Mystery/Suspense
Two desperate journeys across the American West. One a high-stakes manhunt, the other a father's fierce fight for his son. Both are on a collision course with death.
When a charismatic Native rights activist is accused of murder, he flees into the wilderness—and takes wildlife ranger Loq's sister with him. Risking his badge and his life, Loq launches a frantic pursuit across the rugged terrains of Oregon, Idaho, and Montana, tracking a path forged a century earlier during a legendary, bloody flight for freedom. Teaming up with a determined tribal police officer, Loq must navigate a treacherous landscape of desire, deception, and a rising body count. Together, the pair must outrun a ruthless federal agent and pull his sister from the brink before the trail ends in a slaughter.
Meanwhile, Nick Drake faces an entirely different kind of heartbreak.
Back in the High Lonesome, Nick's adopted son is still violently haunted by the trauma of war-torn Vietnam, while a devastating cancer diagnosis strikes at the heart of their family. Desperate for healing and meaning, father and son journey deep into the wilderness on a quest for peace. But the desert offers no sanctuary. When deadly, unseen forces target them in the wild, their spiritual retreat instantly morphs into a brutal, raw fight for survival.
Rich in atmospheric dread and deeply moving emotion, this award-winning installment pushes the bonds of blood, brotherhood, and family to their absolute breaking point
What readers are saying:
????? "Smart, thrilling, beautifully written page-turners. A stunning love song to a remote land."
????? "Prose that crackles like the unforgiving setting, building to a climax as powerful as a force of nature."
????? "A masterful blend of high desert realism, historical tension, and deep respect for Native American culture, lore, and mysticism."
????? "The storylines are absolutely riveting, keeping me up turning pages late into the night."
????? "Nick Drake is wonderfully complex, gritty, and straight to the heart. A man to run the river of life with!"
