This Side of Night, J. Todd Scott
This Side of Night, J. Todd Scott
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This Side of Night

Author: J. Todd Scott

Narrator: T. Ryder Smith

Unabridged: 13 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 07/16/2019

Synopsis

The vicious Mexican cartel war boils over into the Big Bend in the explosive new novel from the author of The Far Empty and High White Sun.

In the Mexican borderlands, a busload of student protesters is gunned down in broad daylight, a violent act blamed on the Nemesio cartel. But its aging leader, Fox Uno, sees the attack for what it is: another salvo in the long-running battle for control of Nemesio itself; perhaps by a rival cartel, or maybe someone closer to home...

Across the Rio Grande, Sheriff Chris Cherry and his deputies America Reynosa and Danny Ford find themselves caught in Fox Uno's escalating war with the recent discovery of five dead men at the river's edge. But when El Paso DEA agent Joe Garrison's own Nemesio investigation leads him into the heart of the Big Bend, he's not ready to accept the cartel leader's retreat or defeat. Not only does he suspect a high-profile drug task force in a neighboring county is corrupt, he can't shake lingering doubts about the loyalty and motives of the young deputy, Ame Reynosa. And he won't let Sheriff Cherry ignore them either.

In this pitiless land it's kill or be killed, where everyone will make one final bloody stand to decide the fate of Nemesio, the law in the Big Bend, and most of all, the future of America Reynosa.

About J. Todd Scott

J. Todd Scott was born in rural Kentucky and attended college and law school in Virginia, where he set aside an early ambition to write to pursue a career as a federal agent. His assignments have taken him all over the United States and the world, but a gun and a badge never replaced his passion for stories and writing.His previous books include The Far Empty, High White Sun, and This Side of Night in the Chris Cherry / Big Bend Series, as well as the Appalachian crime novel Lost River.For more information, find Todd at www.jtoddscott.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James on November 26, 2019

Set along the violent borderland between Texas and Mexico, this novel begins with a brazen attack upon a bus full of Mexican students on their way to a protest rally. Based on a real incident from a few years ago, the students found themselves trapped in a battle between Mexican drug lords and corru......more

Goodreads review by Gavin on April 30, 2019

My review of “This Side of Night” by J. Todd Scott. (Brought to you by the letter S.) Seductive. Satisfying. Sassy. Scintillating. Scope. Seamless. Sensational. Sensitive. Sexy. Sharp. Significant. Skilled. Skillful. Super. Snappy. Soaring. Solid. Sound. Sparkling. Spectacular. Spellbinding. Spirited......more

Goodreads review by Rick on November 08, 2019

This is clearly his best so far. The characters are real and become more complex with each new book. The story moves along quickly and keeps you guessing as to what is going to happen. He makes you feel like you could be there in his own special Big Bend world.......more

Goodreads review by Bookreporter.com on August 04, 2019

J. Todd Scott has been a federal agent in the employ of the DEA for over two decades. His service has included a stint as the leader of a multiagency strike force utilized in shutting down Mexican cartel smuggling routes. His novels, of which the newly published THIS SIDE OF NIGHT is the third (foll......more

Goodreads review by Michael on November 18, 2020

'This Side of Night', the 3rd book by J. Todd Scott set in the town of Murfee in the Big Bend area of far west Texas, is a complex and violent addition to the saga of Sheriff Cherry, his deputies, and DEA agent Joe Garrison. It's a hard look at how the illegal drug trade can affect individuals and f......more

Quotes

“Mr. Scott, as it happens, has been a federal agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration for more than 20 years, which surely contributes to the authenticity of this convincing saga… In This Side of Night, [Scott] demonstrates the Texas-size writing talents to which his protagonist aspires.”—The Wall Street Journal

"Scott’s 20-year career as a DEA agent infuses his work with realism, and his writing chops will make readers wonder why he waited so long to launch his literary career....Better yet, his descriptions of dry, stark Big Bend country are so vivid and poetic they approach the beauty of James Lee Burke’s passages about Louisiana bayou country. The result is a fine novel that is suspenseful, action-packed, literary, and thought-provoking."—Associated Press

“The author exploits his decades of experience as a federal agent to create a powerful, realistic picture of crime along the southern border. Thriller fans will enjoy this absorbing and disturbing book.”—Kirkus Reviews

“The stellar third volume in Scott’s epic Texas border series (after 2018’s High White Sun) draws its inspiration from a real-life tragedy...Scott, a veteran federal agent, writes with authority and gravitas about complex border issues. Fans of Don Winslow and Cormac McCarthy won’t want to miss this one.”—Publishers Weekly 

“Scott writes beautifully, dreaming up intriguing action scenes, which those who are focused only on thrills will wish kept going and going. But patient readers will recognize and appreciate Scott's end game: showing us a world where thieves, murderers, and sadists are everyday folk.”—Booklist

“J. Todd Scott’s series reads like equal parts Don Winslow and Ace Atkins. Having spent twenty years working with the DEA, Scott knows his stuff, adding instant credibility to his stories, which are well-written and hopelessly addictive.”—New York Journal of Books

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