Dark Places
Dark Places by Reavis Z. Wortham, published by Sourcebooks, Incorporated in 2015, is a compelling narrative set in the tumultuous backdrop of late 1967. The story revolves around the Parker family in Center Springs, Texas, as they grapple with a series of violent crimes that disrupt their community. Fourteen-year-old Top struggles to fit in while his cousin Pepper seeks escape among the Flower Children in California. As two businessmen are kidnapped and a farmer is killed, Constable Ned Parker pursues Pepper, leaving Sheriff Cody Parker to investigate the unfolding chaos.
Readers will find a blend of mystery and historical fiction as the plot thickens with the introduction of Deputy Anna Sloan, whose keen investigative skills lead her into a dangerous pursuit of the killers. The narrative unfolds against a setting marked by relentless rain and floods, heightening the suspense. Themes of crime and the darkness lurking within small-town life are explored, revealing how even the most familiar faces can harbor secrets. This edition spans 358 pages and is presented in English, inviting readers into a world where danger and deception intertwine.
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Top 10 Modern Westerns for 2016 by True West Magazine
Top Books for 2015 by Strand Magazine
“Reavis Z. Wortham is the real thing: a literary voice that’s gut-bucket Americana delivered with a warm and knowing Texas twang.” –CJ Box, #1 New York Times bestselling author
At the tail end of 1967, the Parker family once again finds it impossible to hide from a world spinning out of control. Fourteen-year-old Top still can’t fit in with their Center Springs, Texas, community or forget recent, vicious crimes. His near-twin cousin Pepper, desperate to escape her own demons, joins the Flower Children flocking to California–just as two businessmen are kidnapped and murdered in the Red River bottoms on the same night a deadly hit and run kills a farmer. Constable Ned Parker wonders if these crimes are connected, but he goes after Pepper, leaving the investigation with Sheriff Cody Parker.
Parker hires Deputy Anna Sloan, an investigator with an eye toward detail as everyone is eyeing her. Yet it is instinct that propels her after killers through a world nearly forgotten, the hunt’s backdrop one of continuous rain, gloomy skies, and floods. When she’s ambushed, the investigation accelerates into gunfire, chases, and hair-raising suspense.
What of Pepper? Out on Route 66, the Mother Road to California, a man named Crow isn’t what he seems. Lies, deceptions, and a band of outlaw motorcyclists proves to the Parkers that no matter where you turn, no matter what you do, the world is full of such darkness that even grandmothers are capable of unspeakable deeds.
Best Small Fictions of 2015 by The Dallas Morning News
Will Rogers Medallion Award 2016 Honorable Mention, Western Fiction
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