Description
Description
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Goldberg, comes an explosive, page-turning investigative thriller - with a mind-blowing twist.
There's a saying in Barstow, California, a decaying city in the scorching Mojave desert . . . The Interstate here only goes in one direction: Away. But it's the only place where ex-LAPD detective Beth McDade, after a staggering fall from grace, could get another badge . . . and a shot at redemption. Over a century ago, and just a few miles further into the bleak landscape, a desperate stranger ended up in Calico, a struggling mining town, also hoping for a second chance. His fate, all those years ago, and hers today are linked when Beth investigates an old skeleton dug up in a shallow, sandy grave . . . and also tries to identify a vagrant run-over by a distracted motorhome driver during a lightning storm. Every disturbing clue she finds, every shocking discovery she makes, force Beth to confront her own troubled past . . . and a past that's not her own . . . until it all smashes together in a revelation that could change the world.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
In Calico, Lee Goldberg seamlessly blends a present-day police procedural with a Western from the 1880s. The results are a genre-bending, gripping read-- "#1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben"
A superb twin-track thriller featuring constant intrigue and a huge secret - could be Lee Goldberg's best ever-- "#1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child"
A mind-bending thriller unlike anything I have read before. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough-- "New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay"
If you have time for only one mystery, one Western, and one SF this year, this will ding all three targets-- "Kirkus Reviews"
Goldberg's plots are always first-rate, but this one is especially suspenseful and surprising-- "Booklist"
An entertaining story-- "Library Journal"
Impeccably crafted entertainment-- "The Times"
Goldberg interweaves two storylines into a remarkably unconventional crime novel that is warm, thrilling, and fun to read-- "Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine"
A riveting mystery. . .Goldberg expertly paces the narrative, ensuring continuous engagement until the thrilling conclusion-- "Mystery & Suspense Magazine"
Goldberg has crafted is a page-turning novel that has surprises up to the final page. Calico is arguably one of his best-- "FirstCLUE"
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Severn House
Pub date:
2024-11-26
Length:
480 pages
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