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Can one woman tame them?
30º below zero, but Grimstad - like hell - hasn't frozen over. The middle-of-nowhere town has struck oil. As oil flows out, men and money flow in. And 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 knack for 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
Grimstad, North Dakota. A place people used to be from – but were never headed to – has struck oil. As pipelines snake across the prairie, oil flows out and men and money flow in. And with them, comes crime. North Dakota's new oil capital has a serious law and order problem and newly qualified detective Cassie Dewell has just been appointed its deputy sheriff.
Twelve-year-old Kyle Westergaard is one of Grimstad's paperboys. Kyle has been written off as the 'slow' kid, but he has dreams deeper than anyone can imagine – he wants to get out of town, take care of his alcoholic mother, and give them a better life. While delivering newspapers, he witnesses a car accident and now has money and a lot of white powder in his possession.
With the temperature dropping to 30 degress below and a gang war heating up, Cassie fears she might be in over her head. The key to it all will come in the most unlikely form: an undersized boy on a bike who keeps showing up where he doesn't belong.
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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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