Burrows, Reavis Z. Wortham
Burrows, Reavis Z. Wortham
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Burrows
A Red River Mystery

Author: Reavis Z. Wortham

Narrator: Traber Burns

Unabridged: 9 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/03/2012


Synopsis

Lyndon B. Johnson is president, Beatlemania is in overdrive, and gasoline costs thirty cents a gallon when Ned Parker retires as constable in Center Springs, Texas. But his plan to live a quiet life as a cotton farmer is torpedoed. A phone call leads Ned to a body in the Red River and into the urgent investigation headed by his nephew, the newly elected constable Cody Parker. Together they work to head off a multistate killing spree that sets northeast Texas on fire. As the weeks pass, Neds grandchildren, ten-year-old Top and his tomboy cousin Pepper, struggle with personal issues resulting from their traumatic experiences at the Rock Hole only months before. They now find themselves in the middle of a nightmare for which no one can be prepared. Cody and Deputy John Washington, the law south of the tracks, follow a lead from their small community to the long-abandoned Cotton Exchange warehouse in Chisum, which they are stunned to find packed full of the towns cast-off garbage and riddled with booby-trapped passageways and dark burrows. Despite Neds warnings, Cody enters the building and finds himself relying on his recent military experiences to save both himself and Big John. Unfortunately, the trail doesnt end there, and the killing spree continues.

About Reavis Z. Wortham

Reavis Z. Wortham is the critically acclaimed author of the Red River Mysteries, which are set in rural Northeast Texas. As a boy, he hunted and fished the river bottoms near Chicota. He teaches writing at a variety of venues including local libraries and writers' conferences. He has been a newspaper columnist and magazine writer since 1988, as well as the Humor Editor for Texas Fish and Game Magazine for over twenty years. For more information, visit ReavisZWortham.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lisa on February 22, 2018

Cody Parker maybe the elected constable of Center Springs, Texas, but it's still Ned, Cody's father, who gets the largest percentage of calls. So, it's Ned they call when a body is pulled from the nearby river. A headless body. It isn't long before the corpse is identified as an inmate from the nerv......more

Goodreads review by Donna on August 11, 2019

A murder mystery that will make your skin crawl. The writing is intense and the tension well-crafted. The characters are so real and there is just enough comic relief.......more

Goodreads review by Ronna on May 30, 2013

Once again, Reavis Wortham takes his mysteries into the world of literary writing. This second installment of his Red River Mysteries combines Tom & Becky Sawyer, 1960's Texas small town cowboys, Vietnam War veterans experiences in tunnels, and a touch of Steven King, to produce a fast passed thrill......more

Goodreads review by Carl on January 14, 2013

Outstanding. This man can really write. Plus he has a real feel for the region, the individual characters and their world view (or lack thereof) and he demonstrates kinship with men of wide ranging ages. The women are another story. This is the second strong novel from this author and it’s quite dark......more