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Wiltse David
The Hangman's Knot: A Novel
 List Price: Price: $95.69 DescriptionIt's the hottest summer ever in Falls City, Nebraska. Acting deputy Billy Tree is struggling to readjust to his old hometown as well as recover from the shattering tragedy that ended his Secret Service career. But amid the shimmering heat, deserted barns, and burning plains, a horrifying, decades-old injustice is about to rear its ugly head when a stranger with a vendetta arrives, hell-bent on making Falls City pay for its sins...
It all begins for Billy when sinister miniature nooses arrive in his mail. And it soon escalates when deadly shots ring out in the night. Hot on the trail of a relentless killer, Billy discovers a viper's nest of secrets and lies that turns everything he thought he knew about his own family and the woman he loves into terrifying doubt-and renews the deep hatred that still festers beneath Falls City's rural peace... A 50-year-old hate crime puts acting deputy sheriff Billy Tree in the sights of a man who won't stop at murder to keep his role in it a secret. Tree, the former Secret Service agent who made his debut in Wiltse's bestselling Heartland, has come home to the small Nebraska town where he was raised, a place where he's still remembered as a star athlete and revered as a hero. Nothing much ever happens in Falls City, so when a mysterious black man appears in a town where that's a rare occurrence, and then a hangman's noose and a photograph of the lynching of Lawton Collins turn up in his own mailbox, Billy goes looking for the connection. He finds it in the last places he ever expected: his own family history and the bed of the woman he loves. The Hangman's Knot is a strong, suspenseful thriller with a complex and fascinating protagonist whose auspicious return might signal a compelling new series for its accomplished author. --Jane Adams
Into the Fire
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DescriptionA taut thriller studded with unexpected reversals and surprising intersections of con artists, hardened prisoners, and the wiliest of serial killers. Former FBI agent John Becker returns, in Wiltse's most absorbing shocker yet. Still on indefinite medical extension from the Bureau, Becker finds he can't fully disengage from the wackos and serial killers with whom he inexplicably shares a certain sensibility. An inmate from a maximum-security prison is sending Becker anonymous coded messages. After successfully decoding these unwanted missives, a reluctant Becker agrees to a face-to-face with the offender - who ultimately cuts a deal for his freedom with Becker's hated superior, Associate Director Hatcher. Even Becker can't anticipate the kind of demon Hatcher unwittingly unleashes, though he is the first to wise up to it. And he is the only one who can catch the fiend - by exploiting the very talent he would like most to repress: his uncanny empathy for the most twisted of criminal minds.
Heartland: A Novel
 List Price: Price: $9.64 DescriptionFalls City, Nebraska. Just a scratch on the Great Plains. To Billy tree, it's home--the last refuge for the ex-Secret Service agent scarred in body and soul by an unforgettable tragedy. But he's trading one for another. For the quiet burg of his youth has changed over the year. darkness has taken hold. And now, the killing secrets and terrible lies buried beneath the tranquil surface of Falls City are ready to erupt.
Where it begins is with a shocking sniper attack at the local high school. No motive. No clues. Just two innocent teachers left dead, and a third injured. A woman with secrets of her own, she shares a place in Billy's heart, his past, and his fears, when a second murder paralyzes the town. Urged by the sheriff to help the investigation, Billy can't refuse. Even if it means seeing old friends in a terrifying new light, and exposing himself to the insidious rage of mysterious killer... It all ends in the shattering silence of an isolated silo. Here blood will tell. The secrets of Falls City will unfold. And the truth could cost Billy more than he'd ever imagined...
Bone Deep
 List Price: Price: $6.58 You Save: $0.41 (6%) DescriptionThe author of Into the Fire presents a tense thriller featuring a cat-and-mouse struggle between agent John Becker and a diabolical killer who seduces his victims before callously murdering them in the throes of passion. With characteristic intensity, Wiltse probes the mind of the killer, as well as the limits of the human psyche.Wiltse David News
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