The third novel in the acclaimed Sheriff Colt Harper Series.
“Phillip Thompson combines the visceral verbal skills of Craig Johnson with the white-knuckle tension of Stephen Hunter. ” S.A. Cosby
Sheriff Colt Harper believes that combat veterans share a lifetime bond of loyalty with their fellow Marines. But when his service buddy Robert “Flip” Wilson, who slid into an oblivion of drugs and crime after returning from the Gulf War, shows up in his county and kills a man, Harper’s loyalty to his friend smashes into his duty to the law. The two men find themselves on opposite sides now, fighting a different kind of war, where the battlefields are their hearts and souls…and losing will cost them everything.
A winner in the tradition of Justified and Walking Tall.
Pure entertainment with an edge. The guy can write!
It has some sweet echoes of the past while being something modern at the same time. Pacing is outstanding and the story is engaging. It has a western rash under its skin. Recommended.
Thoughtful prose is matched by solid characterizations.