{"product_id":"9780671567736","title":"White Crosses","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWhite Crosses\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Larry Watson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLarry Watson's previous fiction evoking contemporary Western small-town life has won him awards, a dedicated readership, and unqualified critical praise. Now he has written a novel that envelops the rich emotional terrain of his beloved Montana in a mystery that is both unexpected and unforgettable. \u003cbr\u003e After a nighttime accident at the bottom of Sprull Hill in Bentrock, Sheriff Jack Nevelsen is compelled to try and protect a part of his hometown that even a hero would have trouble saving -- its innocence. For most everyone in the community would agree that June Moss, the quiet girl who had just graduated from high school, and Leo Bauer, the principal of Bentrock Elementary and a married man like Jack, had no business heading out of town together. \u003cbr\u003e As Jack sets out to unravel the mystery of their deaths, he begins to create a story to shield his town, a lie that will reverberate throughout an entire community, and into the shadows of his own heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003eNancy Pate Chicago Tribune Morally and emotionally complex, the writing assured....Readers of \u003ci\u003eMontana 1948\u003c\/i\u003e will find themselves on familiar ground.\u003cbr\u003eChris Faatz The Nation There's something eminently universal in Watson's ponderings on the human condition, and it's refracted through a nearly perfect eye for character, place, and the rhythms of language.\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Cannon The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Haunting....One of the most irresistible novels of the year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780671567736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Washington Square Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40592617078990,"sku":"9780671567736","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_1e8d38b1-bbfe-44c4-9206-1047be9e9f8d.jpg?v=1637771719","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780671567736","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}