Butcher Pen Road

A Novel

by Kris Lackey

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Pub Date Jul 13 2021 | Archive Date Sep 02 2021

Blackstone Publishing

Mystery & Thrillers

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Description

The highly-anticipated third novel in Kris Lackey's acclaimed, USA Today bestselling Bill Maytubby and Hannah Bond Mysteries series.

On Oklahoma’s Big Rock Prairie, a deaf boy finds a body in Pennington Creek. Johnston County Deputy Hannah Bond and Chickasaw Lighthorse Police Sergeant Bill Maytubby find a crime scene where nothing seems to fit—from the dead angler’s oversize waders to the kind of fish in his creel. They scour the creekside brush, then hit the road for Texas in a widening search for the killer.

On the Big Rock, a towering bearded man is building a limestone replica of Roman Jerusalem for a Christian passion play. His cronies, who are in league with an interstate fraud ring, want the boy to disappear now.

Flying an ancient rented Cessna, Maytubby takes fire from a suspect he is tailing, while Bond combs river trails for traces of the killer.

While Maytubby and Bond try to protect the deaf boy and his mother from the crime ring, an improbable ally materializes from the prairie oak thickets, wielding a monstrous shotgun.

The highly-anticipated third novel in Kris Lackey's acclaimed, USA Today bestselling Bill Maytubby and Hannah Bond Mysteries series.

On Oklahoma’s Big Rock Prairie, a deaf boy finds a body in...

A Note From the Publisher

Kris Lackey is the author of two previous Bill Maytubby and Hannah Bond mysteries, the USA Today bestseller Nail’s Crossing and its sequel, Greasy Bend, which was longlisted for The Reading The West Book Award. He lives in Norman, Oklahoma.

Kris Lackey is the author of two previous Bill Maytubby and Hannah Bond mysteries, the USA Today bestseller Nail’s Crossing and its sequel, Greasy Bend, which was longlisted for The Reading The West...

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A Note From the Publisher

Kris Lackey is the author of two previous Bill Maytubby and Hannah Bond mysteries, the USA Today bestseller Nail’s Crossing and its sequel, Greasy Bend, which was longlisted for The Reading The West Book Award. He lives in Norman, Oklahoma.

Advance Praise

“An impeccably written tale laced with humor and featuring unorthodox, believable detectives.”

-Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Lackey has penned another fast-paced mystery with the unlikely but highly capable law-enforcement duo of Chickasaw Lighthorseman Bill Maytubby and Deputy Hannah Bond. The author’s brilliant descriptions bring details alive, picking up the reader and depositing them squarely in the middle of Oklahoma Indian Country. Go along for an adventurous and dangerous ride. You’ll be glad you did. You won’t want to put this book down until you’ve turned the last page, and then you’ll want more.”

-Sara Sue Hoklotubbe, author of the award-winning Sadie Walela mystery series

PRAISE FOR THE SERIES

“You’re going to want more of tribal Lighthorse policeman Bill Maytubby and Deputy Hannah Bond.”

—Craig Johnson, New York Times bestselling author of the Longmire series, on Nail’s Crossing

“Lackey’s excellent sequel to 2017’s Nail’s Crossing charts the investigations of two different but equally able cops…They are convincingly thorough, and the two of them—along with Bill’s lover, Jill Milton—are likable, formidable characters. This one’s definitely a keeper.”

—Publishers Weekly (starred review), on Greasy Bend

“There’s plenty of action…Plus, there’s an abundance of good writing…The best news of all is that Maytubby is as wacky as ever, chomping health food while he tracks the killers. This series is a sleeper, well deserving of a larger readership.”

-Booklist, on Greasy Bend

“An excellent action-filled mystery with wonderful characters and a well-depicted setting.”

-Carol Crigger, Roundup Magazine, on Greasy Bend

“Lackey’s deft delivery of dialect—his excellent ear for a smartly turned phrase—perfectly captures the cadence and intricate simplicity of authentic speech. Greasy Bend oozes real-world detail…An immersive read, this book should prove satisfying.”

-Murder, Mayhem & More, on Greasy Bend

“An impeccably written tale laced with humor and featuring unorthodox, believable detectives.”

-Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Lackey has penned another fast-paced mystery with the unlikely but...