The Territory: A Mystery
Oct 2011 · Josie Gray Mysteries Book 1 · Macmillan + ORM
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"A gritty contemporary crime novel that's lifted above the pack by the intense humanity of its female protagonist. Don't miss it." —Milton T. Burton, author of Nights of the Red Moon
At the end of State Road 170 and just past a ghost town lies Artemis, population 2,500. The townspeople had sought out this remote corner of Western Texas in hopes of living lives of solitude and independence. None of them realized that their small town would become a hot spot for Mexican drug runners, whose turf battles have turned both sides of the Rio Grande into a war zone. Still, many of the locals would rather take the law into their own hands than get help from police chief Josie Gray, even when they're up against a cartel's private army.
After arresting one of the cartel's hit men and killing another, Josie finds her life at risk for doing a job that many people would rather see her quit. And when the town's self-appointed protector of the Second Amendment is murdered and his cache of weapons disappears, it's clear that she doesn't have to pick sides in this war. She's battling them both.
"Fields's rich plotting, nonstop action, and deft characterizations show the personal side of the larger issue of drug cartels on both sides of the border." — Publishers Weekly
"Tricia Fields is the real deal." —Craig Johnson, New York Times–bestselling author of The Cold Dish and Hell is Empty
"[For] crime fiction readers who yearn for wide open spaces, characters with real heartbeats, and stories that ring true." —M.J. Rose, author of New York Times–bestselling author of The Reincarnationist
At the end of State Road 170 and just past a ghost town lies Artemis, population 2,500. The townspeople had sought out this remote corner of Western Texas in hopes of living lives of solitude and independence. None of them realized that their small town would become a hot spot for Mexican drug runners, whose turf battles have turned both sides of the Rio Grande into a war zone. Still, many of the locals would rather take the law into their own hands than get help from police chief Josie Gray, even when they're up against a cartel's private army.
After arresting one of the cartel's hit men and killing another, Josie finds her life at risk for doing a job that many people would rather see her quit. And when the town's self-appointed protector of the Second Amendment is murdered and his cache of weapons disappears, it's clear that she doesn't have to pick sides in this war. She's battling them both.
"Fields's rich plotting, nonstop action, and deft characterizations show the personal side of the larger issue of drug cartels on both sides of the border." — Publishers Weekly
"Tricia Fields is the real deal." —Craig Johnson, New York Times–bestselling author of The Cold Dish and Hell is Empty
"[For] crime fiction readers who yearn for wide open spaces, characters with real heartbeats, and stories that ring true." —M.J. Rose, author of New York Times–bestselling author of The Reincarnationist
"A gritty contemporary crime novel that's lifted above the pack by the intense humanity of its female protagonist. Don't miss it." —Milton T. Burton, author of Nights of the Red Moon
At the end of State Road 170 and just past a ghost town lies Artemis, population 2,500. The townspeople had sough...
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TRICIA FIELDS lives in a log cabin on a small farm with her husband and two daughters. She was born in Hawaii but has spent most of her life in small town Indiana, where her husband is a state trooper. A lifelong obsession with Mexico and the Southwest led to The Territory, its sequel, Scratchgravel Road, and other Josie Gray mysteries.
TRICIA FIELDS lives in a log cabin on a small farm with her husband and two daughters. She was born in Hawaii but has spent most of her life in small town Indiana, where her husband is a state trooper. A lifelong obsession with Mexico and the Southwest led to The Territory, its sequel, Scratchgra...
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