This Tender Land

"This Tender Land" by Krueger, William Kent, published by Simon. Black Earth County, Minnesota. Summer of 1958. The body of a local land baron is found in the bed of the Alabaster River, and the small town's favored suspect is a Sioux Indian and World War II veteran. Violence simmers in this unforgettable new novel from the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author of Ordinary Grace. Charlotte ''Charlie'' Bauer remembers Memorial Day 1958 like yesterday... and for all the wrong reasons. When an unexpected event forces her to revisit that tragic summer, she starts her haunting story on a river near small-town Jewel, Minnesota, where Jimmy Quinn's catfish-ravaged body was found floating downstream. At first, the sheriff calls the death a terrible accident. But neighbors rush to condemn a quiet Sioux Indian named Noah Bluestone. The retired Marine has recently returned home, wanting only to start a new life, and his Indian blood and young Japanese wife make him an easy target for simmering hostilities. As Charlie, Bluestone's court-appointed attorney, digs for the truth, she discovers that what happened to Quinn is much bigger than the man who sits in jail accused of murder. Secrets withheld for decades spill forth, threatening to unravel the fabric of the entire community. Beneath the placid surface of this simple time linger the ravages of war and the terrible pain of wounds that refuse to heal. This Tender Land explores this darkness unflinchingly as it celebrates the human heart's boundless capacity to forgive. Bookshelf : Krueger, William Kent-American Domestic Thrillers Book details: published -2019. Order now on BookShops.in with fast, reliable delivery across India.