Winner of the Silver Falchion Award for Best Western
Winner of the Laramie Award for Best Novel
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!”
