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Can one woman tame them?
30º below zero, but Grimstad - like hell - hasn't frozen over. The town in the middle-of-nowhere has struck oil. As oil flows out, men and money flow in. With them comes organized crime.
Cassie Dewell, Grimstad's newly appointed deputy sheriff, has been thrust into the middle of a brutal gang war that's leaving bodies scattered across town.
Cassie knows she's in over her head. But one witness keeps turning up at her crime scenes: a 12-year-old boy with a habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. And he might just be the key to her survival.
About the author
C. J. Box lebt in Cheyenne im amerikanischen Bundesstaat Wyoming. Er arbeitete als Rancher, Jagdaufseher und Journalist. Heute koordiniert er Tourismus-Programme in den Rocky Mountains. Für seine Romane gewann C. J. Box bereits den Anthony Award, den französischen Prix Calibre 38, den Macavity Award, den Gumshoe Award, den Barry Award, und wurde darüber hinaus für den Edgar Award und den L.A. Times Book Prize nominiert.
Summary
An unprecedented oil strike in Willistown, North Dakota leaves the town a focal point for trouble. Law and order is a dim memory and the sheriff's department just can't build the jails fast enough.
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'An impressive, strong, female protagonist, situations that are diabolical with the most evil of villains ... and the added factor of suspected corruption in the police force makes the tension palpable ... Another great read from CJ Box!' Reading, Writing and Riesling.
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