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Fiction. Western. Thriller. HTML:To Rory Yates being a Texas Ranger is about justice, but all of that changes when he is brought to a small southern town to help uncover the mysteries behind a local woman's death�??only to discover corruption and lies. Texas Ranger Rory Yates is not keen for hero status. But it's unavoidable once his girlfriend, country singer Willow Dawes, writes a song about his bravery. Rory escapes his newfound fame when he's sent to the remote West Texas town of Rio Lobo, a municipality with two stoplights. And now, according to the Chief of Police, it has one too many Texas Rangers. Rio Lobo Detective Ariana Delgado is the one who requested Rory, and the only person who believes a local councilwoman's seemingly accidental death is a murder. Then Rory begins to uncover a tangle of small-town secrets, favors, and lies as crooked as Texas law is straight. To get to the truth before more people die, Rory is forced to take liberties with the investigation. The next ballad of Rory Yates may not be about a hero, but rather an outlaw so… (more)
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Complicating Rory’s life is a leaked security video of him taking out a couple of bank robbers and an inspired-by-Rory country ballad written and sung by his girlfriend, up-and-coming country star Willow Dawes. It’s not easy keeping a low profile when you're the star of a viral YouTube video with half a million hits and there's a song about your bravery playing repeatedly on the radio. Rory’s hoping this case in Rio Lobo will help him escape his sudden notoriety.
But it isn’t long after his arrival in the two-stoplight town that Police Chief John Grady Harris declares that Rio Lobo has one too many Texas Rangers. Despite the obvious resentment, Rory investigates Susan’s death with Detective Delgado and soon uncovers a surfeit of secrets and corruption.
Will Rory need to become an outlaw to keep more people from dying?
Anchored by a strong sense of place, this, the second book in the Rory Yates series, pulls the reader in from the beginning; its short chapters help keep the suspense mounting and the tension intensifying. The unfolding story, filled with danger and hostility, spins out its tale of murder, corruption, and non-stop action in a compelling mystery that keeps the reader guessing.
Well-developed characters, several intriguing plot lines, unexpected twists, and a never-saw-it-coming denouement all work together to make this book difficult to set aside before turning the final page.
Highly recommended.
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