In the Moon of Red Ponies: A Novel Audiobook (Free)
- Tom Stechschulte
- Simon & Schuster Audio
- 2004-06-08
Summary:
Haunting suspense and fascinating villains, the hallmark of Adam Lee Burke’s bestselling novels of wicked and redemption, are brilliantly evoked in his fresh Billy Bob Holland opus, the follow-up to the popular and critically acclaimed Bitterroot.
‘James Lee Burke tells a tale in a method all his own, in language that’s alive, electric. He’s a master at setting mood, laying in atmosphere, all with quirky dialogue that’s a joy.’ -Elmore Leonard
In Adam Lee Burke’s last novel featuring about In the Moon of Crimson Ponies: A Book Billy Bob Holland, Bitterroot, the former Tx Ranger remaining his home condition to help a pal threatened from the most harmful sociopath Billy Bob had ever faced. After vanquishing a really iniquitous collection of violent individuals, Billy relocated his family to western world Montana and hung out a shingle for his law practice. However in In the Moon of Red Ponies, he discovers that jail cells possess revolving doors and that the government he previously sworn to serve may have grown to be his enemy.
His first client in Missoula is Johnny American Horse, a young activist for land preservation and the rights of Native Americans. Johnny is certainly charged with the murder of two mysterious men-who seem to possess recently attempted to destroy Johnny themselves, or at least scare him off his political causes. As Billy Bob investigates, he discovers an online of intrigue encircling the case and its own players: Johnny’s partner, Amber Finley, as reckless as she is defiant-and the girl of 1 of Montana’s US senators; Darrel McComb, a Missoula police detective who is enthusiastic about Amber; and Seth Masterson, an enigmatic federal government agent whose presence in town makes Billy Bob wonder why Washington is becoming so worried about an obscure murder case for the fringes from the Bitterroot Mountains.
As complications mount and the dead bodies multiply, Billy Bob is drawn nearer to the truth behind Johnny American Horse’s arrest-and discovers a larger danger to himself also to his entire family. How Billy Bob strikes back at bad and protects his kin is the masterful triumph of In the Moon of Crimson Ponies.
Attractively written, with an intriguing plot and characters whose conflicts seem simply because real simply because life itself, this novel shows James Lee Burke again in the very best form that has made him a crucial favorite and a national bestseller.
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