Greasy Bend, Kris Lackey
Greasy Bend, Kris Lackey
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Greasy Bend
A Novel

Author: Kris Lackey

Narrator: Mark Bramhall

Unabridged: 6 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/16/2019

Synopsis

Tribal policeman Bill Maytubby and Deputy Hannah Bond team up again to solve two gruesome murders in this follow-up to Nail’s CrossingIn a driving sleet storm, a farmer has discovered a body snagged on cottonwood roots in the Washita River. Johnston County deputy Hannah Bond realizes it’s her elderly friend, Alice. Meanwhile, at the Golden Play Casino, robbers posing as armored-car guards kill a local stickball hero and friend of Chickasaw Lighthorse Police detective Bill Maytubby.The trail leads through the quarry-scarred Oklahoma badlands to a remote airstrip and a planeload of drugs and untraceable automatic weapons. Also somehow connected are a shady coin-op vending company; a neo-Nazi compound outside Paris, Texas; and a headless janitor in a train-mangled van. As the net tightens, the smugglers get wind of their pursuers and converge on Maytubby and Bond at Greasy Bend Bridge.

About Kris Lackey

Kris Lackey, author of the USA Today bestseller Nail’s Crossing, has published stories in the Missouri Review, Wisconsin Review, Cimarron Review, and other magazines. He lives in Norman, Oklahoma.

About Mark Bramhall

Mark Bramhall has won the prestigious Audie Award for best narration, more than thirty AudioFile Earphones Awards, and has repeatedly been named by AudioFile magazine and Publishers Weekly among their “Best Voices of the Year.” He is also an award-winning actor whose acting credits include off-Broadway, regional, and many Los Angeles venues as well as television, animation, and feature films. He has taught and directed at the American Academy of Dramatic Art.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rowena

In Greasy Bend, two separate murders trigger parallel and deeply personal investigations for tribal detective Bill Maytubby and local police officer Hannah Bond. She takes a detour from issuing speeding tickets to rattle some bad guys and he starts low-key surveillance on the usual suspects. They’re......more

Goodreads review by Bill Hooten

The is the second volume in "The Bill Maytubby and Hannah Bond Mysteries" series, and I really think that it is an improvement over the first. It's not that the first one was bad, but it didn't grab me the way that this story did. It may be that I was more familiar with the cast of characters (Bill,......more

Goodreads review by Susan

A member of the Chickasaw tribe is killed incidentally to a casino robbery. But the dead man happens to be a friend of Bill Maytubby, a tribal police officer. At the same time, an elderly woman is found murdered. She's a friend of Hannah Bond, a county officer who doesn't have many friends. You don'......more

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“Kris Lackey’s latest is razor sharp and beautifully renders its Oklahoma setting, the rugged contours of the Chickasaw Nation few ever get to see. Tribal detective Bill Maytubby and county deputy Hannah Bond are wonderful characters, tenacious and savvy investigators who are easy to root for and hard to forget, a pair I can’t wait to follow into the hills again.” J. Todd Scott, author of High White Sun and This Side of Night

“An excellent action-filled mystery with wonderful characters and a well-depicted setting.” Carol Crigger, Roundup Magazine

“Lackey’s excellent sequel to 2017’s Nail’s Crossing charts the investigations of two different but equally able cops…They are convincingly thorough, and the two of them—along with Bill’s lover, Jill Milton—are likable, formidable characters. This one’s definitely a keeper.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“There’s plenty of action…Plus, there’s an abundance of good writing…The best news of all is that Maytubby is as wacky as ever, chomping health food while he tracks the killers. This series is a sleeper, well deserving of a larger readership.” Booklist

“Greasy Bend…brings an interesting law enforcement agency overlap to the Oklahoma badlands setting where seemingly unlinked deaths lead to much more. There is not one extra word in this spare, satisfying follow-up to the fine 2017 debut, Nail’s Crossing. Okay, some series don’t release a new novel every year; Lackey is worth the wait.” CrimeReads

“Mesmerizing. Kris Lackey’s prose is a siren song that worms its way into your soul. This story hooks you in the first chapter and never lets you go. Prepare to be up late reading—and loving every minute of it.” William Bernhardt, bestselling author of the Ben Kincaid series

“Lackey’s deft delivery of dialect—his excellent ear for a smartly turned phrase—perfectly captures the cadence and intricate simplicity of authentic speech. Greasy Bend oozes real-world detail…An immersive read, this book should prove satisfying.” Murder, Mayhem & More

Awards

  • Publishers Weekly Pick of the Week
  • Reading the West Book Award
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