Fast, furious and funny, Briar Patch shows why Ross Thomas is recognized as one of the finest of all suspense writers.
When Ben Dill's detective sister is blown up outside her duplex, Dill, a consultant to the Senate subcommittee, returns to his hometown to find out who killed her, and why. And what he uncovers is an unsavoury nest of petty thieves, hired guns, crooked cops, illegal arms dealers and corrupt politicians.
'Crime Masterworks' is a library of the greatest crime fiction ever written, chosen with the help of today's leading crimewriters and critics. However, they are categorised - hard-boiled, suspense, police procedural - all books in the series are the best of their kind.