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The Rock Hole In 1964, farmer and part-time Constable Ned Parker combine forces with John Washington, the almost mythical black deputy sheriff from nearby Paris, to track down a disturbed individual who is rapidly becoming a threat to the entire small Texas community of Center Springs. When Ned is summoned to a hot cornfield one morning to examine the remains of a tortured bird dog, he finds a dark presence in Full description
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"Throughout, scenes of hunting, farming, and family life sizzle with detail and immediacy. The dialog is spicy with country humor and color, and Wortham knows how to keep his story moving. The Rock Hole is an unnerving but fascinating read."--Historical Novel Society
"An unpretentious gem written to the hilt and harrowing in its unpredictability." (starred review)--Kirkus Reviews
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"An unpretentious gem written to the hilt and harrowing in its unpredictability." (starred review)--Kirkus Reviews
As a boy, award-winning writer, Reavis Z. Wortham hunted and fished the river bottoms near Chicota, Texas, the inspiration for Center Springs. He is the author of Doreen's 24 HR Eat Gas Now Caf'. Humor editor and frequent contributor for Texas Fish and Game Magazine, he writes on everything from fishing to deer hunting. In addition to several other magazines, his work has appeared in American Cowboy andTexas Sporting Journal. A retired educator of 35 years, he and wife Shana live in Frisco, Texas.
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- PublisherPoisoned Pen Press
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1590588851
- ISBN 13 9781590588857
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages442
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