A sheriff fighting to keep the peace in 1970s Oregon faces a shocking secret from his towns past, in this crime thriller from the author of Reckoning.

There are rules in the West no matter what era you were born in, and its up to lawman Ty Dawson to make sure theyre followed in the valley he calls home. The people living on this unforgiving land keep to themselves and are wary of the modern worlds encroachment into their quiet lives.

So its not without some suspicion that Dawson confronts a newcomer to the region: a record producer who has built a music studio in an isolated compound. His latest project is a collaboration with a famous young rock star named Ian Swann, recording and filming his sessions for a movie. An amphitheater for a live show is being built on the land, giving Dawson flashbacks to the violent Altamont concert. Not on his watch.

But even beefed up security cant stop a disaster thats been over a decade in the making. All it takes is one horrific case bleeding its way into the present to prove that the good ol days spawned a brand of evil no one wants to revisit...

Praise for the Ty Dawson Mysteries

The novel combines the mystery and honesty of Craig Johnsons Longmire with the first-person narration of a fiercely independent Oregon character. Sheila Deeth, author of Johns Joy

A masterful work of a time gone by.... Ty Dawson is a cowboy, lawman, father and philosopher like none other. Neal Griffin, Los Angeles Timesbestselling author of The Burden of Proof