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The Edgar® Awardwinning and New York Times bestselling author delivers a thriller about a troubled cop trying to save his son from a killer in Yellowstone. Cody Hoyt, while a brilliant cop, is an alcoholic struggling with two months of sobriety when his mentor and AA sponsor Hank... read more
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- Cody Hoyt: Rogue, alcoholic policeman.
- Cody Holt: A cop who like to do things his own way. Gets the job done and like a clean,no stone left unturned when at a crime scene. Member of AA and has a tendency to get in trouble
- Gracie: A14 year old perspicacious young woman , she is excited to be on a trip with her neglectful dad
- Rachel Mina: Single, attractive woman who signed up to see the wonders of Yellowstone park
- Justin: cody's 17 year old son looks for the good in people. not to interested in the great outdoors.
- Bull Mitchell: A crusty old man full of fire and spice and good to have around in a tight spot
- Jed Mccarthy: Cunning ,and controlling , Jed has taken people backing on horses into Yellowstone for 20 years.
- K. W. Wilson: a loner not a joiner and gives off vibes of leave me alone.
- Tubman: The sheriff is running for reelection and just want everything to run smoothly.
- Hank Winters: Cody's AA sponsor and his friend.Traverls all over the U.S.
- Ted Sullivan: A weak individual , the parent of Gracie and Daniel
- Dougherty: Ryan is a patrol officer
- Drey Russell: Add a description of this character.
- Bodean: The under sherif
- James Knox: young man from New York waiting for the market to recover along with his two friends Tony and Drew
- Gannon
- Skeeter
- Angela
- Donna Glode: Wife of CEO Tristan definitely does not love her husband, cold and a snob
- Bozeman
- Chavez: drug king
- Danielle: spoiled 16 year old only thinks of herself. shallow and pretty
- Edna
- Strawberry: Gracie's horse who she just loves.
- Tony D’amato: New Yorker, big tease, loud
- Jenny: Jenny is Cody's ex wife
- Townsend
- Helena
- Karen Anthony
- Shulze
- Geraghty
- Carrie Lowry: young reporter, was promised a scoop by Cody
- Walt Franck
- Larry Olson: Colts partner covers colt when he goes of the beaten bath.
- Dakota: Has worked with Jed over 5 years She just hasn't found any one special but is a good wrangler and does all the grunt work for Jed.
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“"He was mildly surprised by the banks of computers and the teens and twenty-somethings at each terminal. As he walked past, he noted a familiarity in what they were doing--updating their Facebook pages. He thought, Some people used to go to libraries to gather information. Now they come to write about themselves."”
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Jim Harrison’s novels, John McPhee’s nonfiction, Flannery O’Connor’s short stories, and the crime novels of John Sandford, Ken Bruen, and T. Jefferson Parker.
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“A fumarole. A steam vent. There are four kinds of thermal features in the world and all of them are in Yellowstone: geysers, mudpots, hot springs and fumaroles.
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Churchill’s description of Russia, a “riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma,”
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Leaders, if they were true leaders, led. They didn’t dither, they didn’t doubt themselves. They led.
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STAND-ALONE NOVELS Three
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Weeks to Say Goodbye Blue Heaven
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“Sure it is. Just accept yourself and look for the good in others. It’s not complicated.”
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The rain had started again, and heavy-bellied drops smacked against the windshield as if they were committing suicide.
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boil over. And someday, it will. It’s known as the Yellowstone Caldera.
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First Sentence edit
The night before Cody Hoyt shot the county coroner, he was driving without a purpose in his county Ford Expedition as he often did these days.
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This book is in Kirkus Reviews: Best Fiction of 2011. (authoritative list)
This book is in 2011 Published Books. (community list)
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- Dewey: 813.54
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