Description This debut mystery from a fresh voice in Southwestern fiction stakes out the common ground between Tony Hillerman, Elmore Leonard, and Cormac Mc Carthy.
In a remote corner of the Chickasaw Nation, tribal Lighthorse policeman Bill Maytubby and county deputy Hannah Bond discover the buzzard-ravaged body of Majesty Tate, a young drifter with a blank past.
They comb Oklahoma's rock prairie, river bottoms, and hard-bitten small towns for traces of her last days.
Tate was seen dancing with Austin Love, a violent local meth dealer fresh out of prison.
An Oklahoma City motel clerk connects her with an aspiring politician.
An oil-patch roustabout and a shady itinerant preacher provide dubious leads.
Ne'er-do-wells start dying off.
A fluke lead propels Maytubby deep into Louisiana's bayou country, where a Cajun shrimper puts him on the scent of a bizarre conspiracy.
He and Bond reunite in the Chickasaw Nation for the eventual face-off at Nail's Crossing.
Blackstone Publishing Nail's crossing, paperback/kris lackey
