The Peaceful Valley Crime Wave, Bill Pronzini
The Peaceful Valley Crime Wave, Bill Pronzini
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The Peaceful Valley Crime Wave

Author: Bill Pronzini

Narrator: Nick Sullivan

Unabridged: 5 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/13/2019

Synopsis

Bill Pronzini’s riveting western mystery, The Peaceful Valley Crime Wave, takes on the modern world with old-fashioned violence—and his Peaceful Valley is anything but …Nothing much happens in Peaceful Valley, Montana. And that’s just how Sheriff Lucas Monk likes it.Aside from the occasional drunken brawl or minor disturbance out on the reservation, he hasn’t had to resort to his fists or sidearm in years.That is, until mid-October, 1914, when the theft of a wooden cigar store Indian sets off a crime wave like nothing Lucas has ever seen. Teenager Charity Axthelm goes missing, Reba Purvis’ housekeeper is poisoned with cyanide Reba is sure was meant for her, and Lucas’ gut tells him that this is only the beginning.It’s not long before the first corpse shows up, bringing the peace in the valley to a thundering end.

About Bill Pronzini

Bill Pronzini is a writer of detective fiction. He is also an active anthologist, having compiled more than 100 collections, most of which focus on mystery, western, and science fiction short stories.

About Nick Sullivan

Nick Sullivan has narrated audiobooks for over twenty years and has recorded over four hundred titles. An Audie Award winner, he is also the recipient of numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards. He has worked extensively on Broadway and at many U.S. theaters. Nick's TV credits include The Good Wife, The Affair, Divorce, Younger, Bull, Madam Secretary, Boardwalk Empire, 30 Rock, Elementary, and all three Law and Order series. His film credits include Our Idiot Brother and Private Life. He is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA. Nick is also the author of the novel Zombie Bigfoot.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Arnis on April 05, 2020

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Goodreads review by Jonathan on January 21, 2020

This standalone mystery by the author of the long running *Nameless Detective* series (40+ books but I haven't read a one!) is set in 1914's Montana, at the end of the Wild West. The sheriff drives around in a hard to handle Model T but little else has changed. Suddenly, there is a spurt of violence......more

Goodreads review by Connie on March 22, 2020

I don't usually read Westerns, but thought this looked like an interesting mystery. In the midst of hunkering down for COVID-19, I found this a nice diversion when I needed to escape it all for a little while. I will look for other books by Bill Pronzini... when the libraries open again... someday........more

Goodreads review by Annie on January 15, 2020

Nothing interesting happens in the little town of Peaceful Bend in Peaceful Valley, Montana. When the novel opens, the sheriff Lucas Monk introduces his town to the reader - together with a bit of a history of his life and the place - drunken brawls happen but no major crime and no Indian problems l......more

Goodreads review by Ed on September 03, 2019

This 2019 western by author Bill Pronzini is a change of pace departure from his long running Nameless Detective series. This low key western set in 1914 northwest Montana follows sheriff Lucas Monk during a week of unusual crime activity in Peaceful Valley. Sheriff Monk could have set the pattern f......more

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