Darrel Sparkman
Evil runs deep in the muddy waters of Runaway Creek, and one retired lawman is about to wade back in.Years after trading badges for branding irons, Coble Bray and his longtime partners, War Eagle Parker and String Bean Guiterrez, are living quiet lives on the ranch. But when floodwaters uncover human remains in the creekbed-bones chewed by something immense-Coble is drawn back into a world he thought he’d left behind.His search for answers leads to Lamar, Missouri, where Deputy Jimmy 'Tibby' Thibodeaux hides brutality behind a gentleman’s smile. As women disappear and fear takes root, Coble’s suspicions harden into grim certainty: Tibby’s grip on the county runs deep-and deadly.With Mattie McKinney Hurst urging caution, and War Eagle torn between protecting the ranch and a woman seeking refuge, Coble begins to gather quiet proof of Tibby’s crimes. But when Tibby strikes first, framing Coble’s crew and attacking his land, the time for patience ends.Can Coble Bray still be the law in a land where law has failed? Or will Runaway Creek claim him, too?
