Crider's prose slices through conventions and expectations," -Booklist
OUTRAGE AT BLANCO
It's True Grit meets Gran Torino in a blazingly original crime novel
from Bill Crider, an Edgar and Shamus finalist and a two-time winner of
the Anthony Award
On a bloody day in 1887, death came to Blanco, Texas.
Before the sun went down, the livery stable was torched, an outlaw gang
robbed the bank, two men were killed, and young newlywed Ellie Taine was
raped. One of the dead was the man who planned the robbery - the son of
dying, legendary Texas Ranger Jonathan Crossland - the other was Ellie's
husband, an innocent bystander.
The dead don't know fear.
Ellie is dead inside. She takes a gun and rides out after the
desperadoes, cold-blooded and fearless, determined to kill the men who
ruined her life. She's joined by Jonathan Crossland, who only has days
left to live... but would rather die in his saddle making amends for his
son than rot in his bed. Together, Ellie and Jonathan set out on a
mission of vengeance and justice, one that neither of them expects nor
hopes to survive.
"In the hands of Bill Crider, noir seems as atmospheric and doomful as
ever," Publisher's Weekly
"Bill Crider is one of the most unpretentious and versatile pure
entertainers in the mystery field." Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
