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For Vietnam veteran turned wildlife ranger Nick Drake, the war at home proves just as deadly. A contemporary western thriller. Harney County, Oregon, 1968: Nick Drake has a chest full of medals and enough demons to fill a duffle bag. He's been trained to kill, but never retrained to rejoin society. Drake flees to the lonesome high desert in search of redemption and takes a job patrolling wildlife refuges where the only conflicts are keeping out stray cows and ticketing poachers. But then he stumbles across a girl's body ritually placed in a gully. Her murder is only the beginning, and Drake must face humanity's heart of darkness once again if he's to stop a killer from turning even more gullies into graves. What readers are saying: ★★★★★ Fits right alongside Craig Johnson, C.J. Box, and Nevada Barr. ★★★★★ I'm a huge fan of contemporary westerns married with a mystery. This nails it. ★★★★★ Nick Drake is wonderfully complex. His backstory in Vietnam is beautifully (and horrifically) described. ★★★★★ The supporting characters feel so real. The old lawman, Deputy Pudge Warbler, is as flinty and resolute as his pitiless territory. ★★★★★ I absolutely loved the Native American character, her language and myths. ★★★★★ Got it on Friday and finished it on Saturday. An amazing read. ★★★★★ Smart, thrilling, and action-packed. ★★★★★ The prose crackles like the high desert setting. ★★★★★ The descriptions of the natural surroundings put me right there. I could touch, smell, and hear it.

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Nick Drake is wonderfully complex character and I was invested in this story from the very first page. His backstory in Vietnam is beautifully (and horrifically) described. It was all very visceral and real, layered and emotional. I'm a huge fan of westerns and this felt very much like a contemporary western married with a mystery. I love the setting and time period. Eastern Oregon in 1968. It was a time of incredible turmoil and change and the story vividly reflects all of it. The dialogue crackles with wit and honesty and the action scenes are beautifully written and really exciting. If you're looking for a smart, thrilling, beautifully written pager-turner, look no further. I can't wait for book two. -- Haris Orkin, Goodreads The Sorrow Hand is a well-crafted story with believable three-dimensional characters, vivid, realistically drawn settings, plenty of red herrings and plot twists, and a troubled, deeply flawed, but sympathetic protagonist. The story is tightly woven, with very little wasted motion or breath. The author paints the wilds of Oregon with vibrant images and his characters with emotional veracity and depth. The story quickly captures the reader's attention and imagination, and doesn't let go. -- Gino Cox, Goodreads

"""Nick Drake is wonderfully complex character and I was invested in this story from the very first page. His backstory in Vietnam is beautifully (and horrifically) described. It was all very visceral and real, layered and emotional. I'm a huge fan of westerns and this felt very much like a contemporary western married with a mystery. I love the setting and time period. Eastern Oregon in 1968. It was a time of incredible turmoil and change and the story vividly reflects all of it. The dialogue crackles with wit and honesty and the action scenes are beautifully written and really exciting. If you're looking for a smart, thrilling, beautifully written pager-turner, look no further. I can't wait for book two."" -- Haris Orkin, Goodreads ""The Sorrow Hand is a well-crafted story with believable three-dimensional characters, vivid, realistically drawn settings, plenty of red herrings and plot twists, and a troubled, deeply flawed, but sympathetic protagonist. The story is tightly woven, with very little wasted motion or breath. The author paints the wilds of Oregon with vibrant images and his characters with emotional veracity and depth. The story quickly captures the reader's attention and imagination, and doesn't let go."" -- Gino Cox, Goodreads"

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Dwight Holing is the award-winning author of twenty books, including two popular mystery series: the acclaimed Nick Drake Novels and the witty Jack McCoul Capers. His genre-spanning work includes stand-alone novels, short story collections, and books on natural history, conservation, wildlife, and outdoor travel. He lives beside a coastal river in California with his wife and two dogs who'd rather swim than walk.

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