First published 2020
Texas Ranger Rory Yates wants to avoid the spotlight after his girlfriend, country singer Willow Dawes, turns his heroics into a hit song. His escape comes with an assignment to Rio Lobo, a dusty West Texas town with two traffic lights and one police chief who thinks it has too many Rangers. Detective Ariana Delgado requested Yates specifically. She alone believes a local councilwoman didn't die by accident. As Yates digs deeper, he uncovers a web of small-town corruption where favors and lies run as deep as oil wells. The investigation demands choices that put his badge at risk. Getting to the truth means breaking the very laws he swore to uphold. More deaths loom if he plays by the book. Yates must decide whether justice matters more than his career. His next song might cast him as the villain instead of the hero.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, moral-dilemma
Setting: Texas, Rio Lobo
Period: contemporary
448 pages · Hardcover · Little Brown and Company