Sand Creek

by D.W. Linden

Vengeance Trail A serial killer is dumping the dismembered bodies of women at historical Native American massacre sites. The killer knows his history. With each body he leaves a token recalling the butchery of the past. The shame of America's nineteenth century western expansion has returned as a twenty-first century nightmare. Deputy Johnny Hart, a flawed and charming lawman, is stumbling through his life in middle-of-nowhere Kiowa County, Colorado. A "stove-in" rodeo rider, a man clinging to the last threads of connection to his wife and children, a beer-for-breakfast alcoholic, Johnny Hart is caving in under the debris of his misspent youth. An old buddy, Char Sixkiller, fits the description of the murderer and a lovely woman whose struggling ranch includes the site of the Sand Creek massacre is the likely next victim. It falls to Johnny Hart to save the people he loves, the few people who still love and care for him, and in this perhaps to save himself.

315 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2006

Reviews

[Anna Bornino-glusac · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sand Creek is a mixture of mystery, cultural history and the reform of a rodeo cowboy/deputy sheriff. The search for a serial killer leads to unexpected twists in the story and to the development of a variety of characters.