Haunting suspense and fascinating villains, the sign of Wayne Lee Burke’s bestselling books of evil and redemption, are brilliantly evoked in his brand-new Billy Bob Holland opus, the follow-up to the favorite and critically acclaimed Bitterroot.

‘Wayne Lee Burke tells a story in a method all his own, in language that’s alive, electric. He’s a get better at at setting disposition, laying in atmosphere, all with quirky dialogue that’s a pleasure.’ -Elmore Leonard

In Adam Lee Burke’s last novel featuring about In the Moon of Crimson Ponies: A Novel Billy Bob Holland, Bitterroot, the former Texas Ranger remaining his home state to help a pal threatened with the most harmful sociopath Billy Bob had ever faced. After vanquishing a really iniquitous assortment of violent individuals, Billy transferred his family to western Montana and hung out a shingle for his law practice. However in In the Moon of Red Ponies, he discovers that prison cells have revolving doors which the government he had sworn to serve may have become his enemy.

His first client in Missoula is Johnny American Equine, a young activist for property preservation as well as the rights of Native Americans. Johnny can be charged using the murder of two mysterious men-who seem to have recently tried to destroy Johnny themselves, or at least scare him off his politics causes. As Billy Bob investigates, he discovers an internet of intrigue encircling the case and its players: Johnny’s partner, Amber Finley, as reckless as she actually is defiant-and the little girl of one of Montana’s US senators; Darrel McComb, a Missoula police detective who is enthusiastic about Amber; and Seth Masterson, an enigmatic authorities agent whose presence in town makes Billy Bob wonder why Washington is becoming so concerned with an obscure murder case in the fringes of the Bitterroot Mountains.

As complications support and the useless bodies multiply, Billy Bob is drawn nearer to the reality behind Johnny American Horse’s arrest-and discovers a greater danger to himself and to his entire family. How Billy Bob strikes back at wicked and protects his kin is the masterful triumph of In the Moon of Reddish colored Ponies.

Beautifully written, with an intriguing plot and characters whose conflicts seem mainly because real simply because life itself, this novel shows James Lee Burke once again in the very best form which has made him a crucial favorite and a national bestseller.