Knife River, Baron Birtcher
Knife River, Baron Birtcher
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Knife River

Author: Baron Birtcher

Narrator: Joe Hempel

Unabridged: 8 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/09/2024


Synopsis

A sheriff fighting to keep the peace in 1970s Oregon faces a shocking secret from his town's past, in this crime thriller from the author of Reckoning.

There are rules in the West no matter what era you were born in, and it's up to lawman Ty Dawson to make sure they're followed in the valley he calls home. The people living on this unforgiving land keep to themselves and are wary of the modern world's encroachment into their quiet lives.

So it's not without some suspicion that Dawson confronts a newcomer to the region: a record producer who has built a music studio in an isolated compound. His latest project is a collaboration with a famous young rock star named Ian Swann, recording and filming his sessions for a movie. An amphitheater for a live show is being built on the land, giving Dawson flashbacks to the violent Altamont concert. Not on his watch.

But even beefed-up security can't stop a disaster that's been over a decade in the making. All it takes is one horrific case bleeding its way into the present to prove that the good ol' days spawned a brand of evil no one wants to revisit . . .

Contains mature themes.

About Baron Birtcher

Baron Birtcher spent a number of years as a professional musician and founded an independent record label and management company. His first two novels, Roadhouse Blues and Ruby Tuesday, are Los Angeles Times and Independent Mystery Booksellers Association bestsellers. Birtcher has been nominated for a number of literary awards, including the Nero Award for his novel Hard Latitudes, the Claymore Award for his novel Rain Dogs, and the Left Coast Crime "Lefty" Award for his novel Angels Fall. He was the 2016 Silver Falchion Award winner for his novel Hard Latitudes and the 2018 Winner of the Killer Nashville Reader's Choice Award for his novel South California Purples.

Birtcher currently divides his time between Portland, Oregon, and Kona, Hawaii.


Reviews

Goodreads review by "Avonna on April 30, 2024

Check out all my reviews at: [URL not allowed] KNIFE RIVER (The Sheriff Ty Dawson Crime Thriller Series) by Baron Birtcher is an intricately plotted crime thriller with buried appalling crimes and secrets from the sheriff’s small town’s past that are about to be revealed and become th......more

Goodreads review by R.G. on April 26, 2024

Ty Dawson is. back, and better than ever! Author Baron R. Birtcher’s iconic Western lawman has been described as a cross between Longmire and Yellowstone (I’d probably throw a bit of Matt Dillon in there too.) In this latest book in the award-winning series, Dawson discovers that a record producer a......more

Goodreads review by Laura on May 15, 2024

Praise for Knife River mentions the television series, Longmire. I loved that show and Sheriff Ty Dawson is every bit as pragmatic and tough as Sheriff Longmire. The story begins with a prelude hinting at something that happened in 1964 in Meriwether County, Oregon. Twelve years later, in 1976, the g......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on April 21, 2025

Knife River has that haunting, slow-burn energy that sticks with you. It’s not just a crime story—it’s about memory, community, and how the past never really stays buried. Ty Dawson is the kind of sheriff you respect—deeply rooted in his land, loyal to his people, and torn between the old ways and a......more

Goodreads review by Sheila (sheilasbookreviewer) on May 09, 2024

I enjoy reading crime thrillers, and Knife River: A Ty Dawson Crime Thriller by Baron R. Birtcher quickly became a favorite of mine. Despite not having read the first three books in the series, I found myself immediately engrossed in the characters, the small-town setting, and the storyline. The mai......more