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Badlands: A Cassie Dewell Novel (Cassie Dewell Novels #3)

Badlands: A Cassie Dewell Novel (Cassie Dewell Novels #3)

Current price: $9.99
Publication Date: August 2nd, 2016
Publisher:
Minotaur Books
ISBN:
9780312546908
Pages:
384

Description

In C.J. Box's Badlands, the town of Grimstad used to be a place people came from but were never headed to. Now it’s the oil capital of North Dakota. With oil comes money, with money comes drugs, and with drugs come the dirtiest criminals Grimstad’s new deputy sheriff Cassie Dewell has ever encountered. . .

Twelve-year-old Kyle Westergaard dreams of getting out of Grimstad and leading a better life. Even though Kyle has been written off as a “slow” kid, he has dreams deeper than anyone can imagine. One day, while delivering newspapers, he witnesses a car accident and takes a mysterious bundle from the scene. Suddenly he’s in possession of a lot of money—and packets of white powder—and Kyle can’t help but wonder whether his luck has changed…for better or for worse.

“Suspenseful—you can’t put it down.’’—Library Journal

When the temperature drops to 30 below and a gang war heats up, it’s up to Cassie to help restore law and order. But is she in over her head? As she is propelled on a collision course with a murderous enemy, she finds that the key to it all might come in the most unlikely form: a boy on a bike named Kyle. He keeps showing up where he doesn’t belong. And he seems to know something that Cassie does not about what lies beneath the surface of this small and troubled town…

“The unrelenting cold makes this the perfect beach read.”—Kirkus Reviews

This edition of the book is the deluxe, tall rack mass market paperback.

About the Author

C. J. Box is the author of more than thirty books, including the Joe Pickett series and the Cassie Dewell series, and a story collection. His books have been translated into twenty-seven languages. He has won the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, Gumshoe, and Barry Awards, as well as the French Prix Calibre .38, and has been a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist. A Wyoming native, Box has also worked on a ranch and as a small-town newspaper reporter and editor. He’s an executive producer of ABC TV’s Big Sky, which is based on his Cody Hoyt/Cassie Dewell novels, as well as executive producer of the Joe Pickett television series for Spectrum Originals. He lives with his wife on their ranch in Wyoming.

Praise for Badlands: A Cassie Dewell Novel (Cassie Dewell Novels #3)

“A violent, tension-packed, well-written thriller spiced with Box's vivid portrayal of the Western landscape that he loves…The Highway is the second new thriller this year from the prolific Box, who seems to get better with every book.” —Associated Press on The Highway

“If C.J. Box isn't already on your list, put him there.” —USA Weekend on The Highway

“A roller-coaster ride of unexpected twists and turns...one of the most suspenseful wilderness thrillers since Deliverance.” —Associated Press on Back of Beyond

“Well-developed suspense...A vigilante revenge story.” —People on Three Weeks to Say Goodbye