Synopses & Reviews
In a thrilling combination of haunting suspense and captivating villains, James Lee Burke treats listeners to yet another Billy Bob Holland novel set beautiful and mysterious Montana. In "Bitterroot, Texan attorney-turned-crime-fighter Billy Bob Holland traveled Montana to help a friend and ended up sending his nemesis Wyatt Dixon to prison for sixty years. At the opening of "In the Moon of Red Ponies, Billy Bob and his family have since moved to the peaceful town of Missoula, Montana. However, Dixon is freed due to a breach of procedure, and once again Billy Bob finds himself and those he loves menaced by this remorseless killer. So Billy Bob is entangled in a complex battle that pits him not only against Wyatt Dixon, but against the very government he has sworn to support. "In the Moon of Red Ponies is Burke at his best--an audiobook full of plot twists breathtaking suspense, and a colorful cast of the unforgettable villains that have earned Burke critical praise and a bestselling status.
Synopsis
"New York Times" bestselling author James Lee Burke--"one of the best writers of our time" ("The Denver Post")--returns with another tale of evil and redemption, featuring his beloved Texas lawyer, Billy Bob Holland.
Synopsis
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The Moon of Red Ponies, Billy Bob Holland discovers that jail cells have revolving doors and the bad guys are back and aching for revenge.
Johnny American Horse is a young activist for land preservation and the rights of Native Americans. He is charged with the murder of two mysterious men -- who recently tried to kill Johnny, or at least scare him off his political causes. Billy Bob discovers a web of intrigue surrounding the case and its players: Johnny's girlfriend, Amber Finley, seems as reckless as she is defiant; Darrel McComb, a Missoula police detective who is obsessed with Amber; and Seth Masterson, an enigmatic government agent, who makes Billy Bob wonder why Washington is so concerned with an obscure murder case on the fringes of the Bitterroot Mountains.
As the dead bodies multiply, Billy Bob is drawn closer to the truth behind Johnny American Horse's arrest -- and discovers a greater danger to himself and to his whole family.
About the Author
James Lee Burke, a rare winner of two Edgar Awards, and named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, is the author of thirty-one previous novels and two collections of short stories, including such New York Times bestsellers as The Glass Rainbow, Swan Peak, The Tin Roof Blowdown, Last Car to Elysian Fields, and Rain Gods. He lives in Missoula, Montana. Will Patton's numerous film credits include Remember the Titans, The Punisher, The Mothman Prophesies, Armageddon, and The Spitfire Grill. He starred in the TNT miniseries Into the West and on the CBS series The Agency, and won Obie Awards in the theater for his performances in Fool for Love and What Did He See.