This Side of Night
This Side of Night by J. Todd Scott is a gripping reprint edition published by Penguin on May 5, 2020, featuring 576 pages in English. The novel delves into the violent conflict of the Mexican cartel war that spills into the Big Bend region, igniting a series of events following the brutal gunning down of student protesters. As tensions rise, the aging cartel leader Fox Uno grapples with threats from rival factions and internal betrayals, setting the stage for a fierce struggle for power.
Readers will encounter Sheriff Chris Cherry and his deputies, America Reynosa and Danny Ford, as they navigate the escalating violence linked to the cartel’s activities. The narrative intertwines the investigations of DEA agent Joe Garrison, who suspects corruption within a neighboring drug task force and questions the loyalty of Deputy Ame Reynosa. This novel explores themes of crime, suspense, and the moral complexities faced by those caught in the crossfire of a ruthless battle for control, ultimately leading to a decisive confrontation that will shape the future of the characters involved.
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The vicious Mexican cartel war boils over into the Big Bend in the explosive novel from the author of The Far Empty and High White Sun.
In the Mexican borderlands, a busload of student protesters is gunned down in broad daylight, a violent act blamed on the Nemesio cartel. But its aging leader, Fox Uno, sees the attack for what it is: another salvo in the long-running battle for control of Nemesio itself; perhaps by a rival cartel, or maybe someone closer to home…
Across the Rio Grande, Sheriff Chris Cherry and his deputies America Reynosa and Danny Ford find themselves caught in Fox Uno’s escalating war with the recent discovery of five dead men at the river’s edge. But when El Paso DEA agent Joe Garrison’s own Nemesio investigation leads him into the heart of the Big Bend, he’s not ready to accept the cartel leader’s retreat or defeat. Not only does he suspect a high-profile drug task force in a neighboring county is corrupt, he can’t shake lingering doubts about the loyalty and motives of the young deputy, Ame Reynosa. And he won’t let Sheriff Cherry ignore them either.
In this pitiless land it’s kill or be killed, where everyone will make one final bloody stand to decide the fate of Nemesio, the law in the Big Bend, and most of all, the future of America Reynosa.
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