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"Bad Country" follows Rodeo Grace Garnet, a retired rodeo cowboy living in a remote Arizona town known as the Hole, as he is drawn into a perplexing murder investigation. An elderly Indian woman hires him to uncover the killer of her grandson, but her calm detachment and the discovered body—a local Native American—hint at deeper motives and animosity. Set against the harsh Southwest landscape, the novel blends crime, mystery, and cultural tension in a tightly plotted narrative.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: C. B. McKenzie
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