A couple this week from another new-to-me author, Craig Holden.
The Last Sanctuary (1996)
From the author of The River Sorrow, hailed by the New York Times as 'a haunting, highly original thriller' comes a harrowing portrayal of an innocent man accused of murder, plunged into America's dark underworld of armed militias and terrorist cults, running from cops, federal agents - and his own tortured soul.
Joe Curtis is twenty-five, a Gulf War veteran with a survival instinct honed to a razor's edge. On the road to rescue his trouble brother, Joe is burned-out and nearly broke when a chance encounter changes his life - for the worse. And forever. Agent Leanne Red Feather, a Native American in a department full of tough white men believes that Curtis will lead her to a cache of stolen arms, and to charismatic cult leader Father Amon. A man preparing his acolytes for Armageddon.
So begins a chase across America that ends in The Last Sanctuary - a place as universal as our own worst nightmares.
Four Corners of Night (1998)
'A book that adds a human dimension to crime writing and is all the more harrowing for it.' The Guardian
'Craig Holden's Four Corners of Night brings new life to familiar grooves and has the hallmarks of a modern classic.' Time Out
These both sound like potent reads, Col. If/when you get to them, I'll be interested in what you think. You ask a good question, too: why no other books from this author? There could be dozens of reasons, but it does make a person curious, doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteThanks Margot, I do like the look of these.
DeleteI have read previously about the experience of Tom Kakonis. He was regarded as a 'mid-list' author in the 90s and when the publishing business underwent some sea changes, him and a lot of others got bumped. He disappeared for a number of years before a late comeback when Brash Books signed him. I wonder if Holden suffered a similar fate?