Firebreak
A Mystery
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4.0 • 4 Ratings
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- $12.99
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Publisher Description
Texas is experiencing its worst season of wildfires in a decade, forcing police chief Josie Gray to evacuate the citizens of Artemis and the surrounding ranchlands. Not everyone makes it out alive, however.
In the fire's wake, Josie discovers the body of someone who didn't leave in time, inside the partly burned home of a local country music singer. A syringe found near the body offers an answer for why the deceased missed the evacuation. The question remains, though, why the unlucky soul was in the house in the first place. As Josie investigates, digging further into the country music scene and its hard-living characters, she begins to wonder whether or not something more sinister took place.
Firebreak continues Tricia Fields's award-winning Josie Gray mystery series, which has drawn acclaim for its detailed portrayal of this remote corner of America and the tough, resilient people who call it home.
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Tony Hillerman Prize winner Fields's fourth Josie Gray mystery (after 2014's Wrecked) is as crisp as brush ready to catch fire. In the aftermath of a raging wild fire that threatened the small town of Artemis, Tex., the body of a man turns up in a partially burned house. At first glance it appears the fire was the cause of death, but evidence soon indicates that the fire merely served as a cover-up. The owners of the house, Barbara and Billy Nix, proclaim their innocence and attest that they were not in Artemis at the time of the murder. Police chief Josie deals with the effects of the fire and the emerging murder case with an exasperated calm. The humdrum murder is no match for the vividness of the fire that preceded it, and the characters' motivations, while clear, aren't always compelling. But what the novel lacks in originality, it makes up for in snappy dialogue.
