Bad Country (novel)

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Bad Country
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Author C. B. McKenzie
Audio read byMark Bramhall
Country United States
LanguageEnglish
GenreMystery
Published2014
Publisher Minotaur Books [1]
Pages304
ISBN 9781250053541

Bad Country is an American mystery novel written by C. B. McKenzie. [1]

Contents

Plot

Rodeo Grace Garnet, an Arizona bounty hunter and private detective, is hired by an elderly Indian woman to help discover who murdered her grandson.

Reception

Bad Country was called "elegantly told" by the New York Times . [2] It received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews . [3] It was also reviewed by Library Journal . [4] It won the Hillerman Prize. [5] [6] Stephen King tweeted that he liked the author's "fresh and original voice." [7]

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