The Rock Hole
A Red River Mystery
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It’s a whole other country out there.
In 1964, when Ned Parker, farmer and part-time constable, is summoned to a cornfield one hot morning to examine the remains of a tortured bird dog, he discovers that there is a dark presence in their quiet community of Center Springs, Texas. Ned is usually confident handling moonshiners, drunks, and instances of domestic dispute. But when it comes to animal atrocities—which then turn to murder—the investigation spins beyond his abilities.
Ned combines forces with John Washington, a well-known black deputy sheriff from nearby Paris, Texas, to track down a disturbed individual who has become a threat to their small community.
As the case takes a dizzying series of twists and brings forth eccentric characters as well as several dead ends, Ned’s cranky friend, Judge O. C. Rains, is forced to contact the FBI. Then, sinister warnings that his family has been targeted by the killer lead Ned to the startling discovery that he knows the murderer very well. After the failed abduction of his precocious grandchildren, Top and Pepper, the old lawman becomes judge and jury to end what has become a murder spree in the Red River bottomlands. And it signals the end of an era in Center Springs.
In bald-headed, pot-bellied Ned Parker, Wortham has created an authentic American hero reminiscent of the best heroes and antiheroes in a story that blends country humor with heart-pounding suspense and ends with a stunning climax that may well shock our civilized sensibilities.
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Cataloochee
- By: Wayne Caldwell
- Narrated by: Scott Sowers
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
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Debut novelist Wayne Caldwell's Cataloochee -a rich, vivid, arresting work beginning at the dawn of Reconstruction - sprawls across the succeeding generations like the vast green mountains of its rural North Carolina setting. Best-selling author Charles Frazier calls it "a brilliant portrait of a community and a way of life long gone, a lost America." This enthralling saga evokes the full color spectrum of mountain life, from lights to darks and every shade in between.
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Love It!
- By Cynthia J. Hakansson on 02-27-09
By: Wayne Caldwell
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Angel's Rest
- By: Charles Davis
- Narrated by: Christian Rummel
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
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Growing up in Virginia's Allegheny Mountains, 11-year-old Charlie York lives at the foot of an endless peak called Angel's Rest, a place his momma told him angels rested before coming down to help folks. In 1967 his town was a poor boy's paradise...until a shotgun blast killed Charlie's father and put his mother on trial for murder.
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A Good Listen
- By Nathan on 01-20-07
By: Charles Davis
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The Lost Country
- By: William Gay
- Narrated by: T. Ryder Smith
- Length: 15 hrs and 49 mins
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Billy Edgewater is a harbinger of doom. Estranged from his family, discharged from the navy and touched by a rising desperation, he sets out hitchhiking home to East Tennessee, where his father is slowly dying. On the road, separately, are Sudy and Bradshaw, brother and sister, and a one-armed con man named Roosterfish. All, in one way or another, have their pasts and futures embroiled with D. L. Harkness, a predator in all the ways there are.
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One of the finest novels I have read!
- By Donald B. Eager on 09-06-21
By: William Gay
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Heartshot
- An Undersheriff Bill Gastner Mystery #1
- By: Steven F. Havill
- Narrated by: Rusty Nelson
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
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New Mexico Undersheriff Bill Gastner is presented with a case that appears to have brought big-time crime, including drug gangs, into Posadas County.
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An Excellent Start
- By Ian on 03-05-09
By: Steven F. Havill
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Crota
- A Novel
- By: Owl Goingback
- Narrated by: Heath Kizzier
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
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It is called Crota...and it has awakened. Sheriff Skip Harding is called out to investigate a double homicide unlike any he has seen before. The bodies have been torn to pieces in the woods. Some think it's a bear. But others whisper something different. "It is the Crota," they say, - the great beast of Native American legend that one day will reawaken. Now that day has arrived.
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Amazing story!
- By Evelyn on 12-20-11
By: Owl Goingback
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Widow Town
- By: Joe Hart
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
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A breakthrough research project has detected an active gene present in all known psychopaths and developed a vaccine to make it completely dormant. Society has rejoiced the extinction of the sociopathic mind. There hasn’t been a serial killing in America in over 40 years. Sheriff MacArthur Gray resides in the future but lives in the past. His world views have chased him from a large metropolis to his home town, but there is no sanctuary to be found after he arrives. Because people are dying and only he can see the truth. A psychopath has somehow survived and is thriving.
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widow Town
- By Michelle on 07-25-19
By: Joe Hart
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Hell at the Breech
- By: Tom Franklin
- Narrated by: Larry Pine
- Length: 13 hrs and 19 mins
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In 1897, an aspiring politician is mysteriously murdered in the rural area of Alabama known as Mitcham Beat. His outraged friends - mostly poor cotton farmers - form a secret society, Hell-at-the-Breech, to punish the townspeople they believe responsible. The hooded members wage a bloody year-long campaign of terror that culminates in a massacre where the innocent suffer alongside the guilty.
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Pull up them breeches, son
- By W Perry Hall on 02-04-14
By: Tom Franklin
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June Bug
- By: Chris Fabry
- Narrated by: Chris Fabry
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
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For as long as she can remember, June Bug and her father have traveled the back roads of the country in their beat-up RV, spending many nights parked at Walmart. One morning, as she walks past the greeter at the front of the store, her eyes are drawn to the pictures of missing children, where she is shocked to see herself. This discovery begins a quest for the truth about her father, the mother he rarely speaks about, and ultimately herself.
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Get Out The Box Of Tissues
- By 20eagle16 on 07-03-21
By: Chris Fabry
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Leaving Cheyenne
- By: Larry McMurtry
- Narrated by: John Randolph Jones
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
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As the world enters a new century, three teenagers forge a future for themselves on the wild Texas grasslands: Gideon Fry, torn between going his way and following his father's footsteps; Johnny McCloud, whose restless spirit finds its solace traversing an open range; and Molly Taylor, the woman they both love. Rugged, bold and volatile, the three of them come of age in this tender and intimate novel of the heart.
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Beautiful and sincere novel
- By Paul on 05-22-09
By: Larry McMurtry
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Raft of Stars
- A Novel
- By: Andrew J. Graff
- Narrated by: Lincoln Hoppe
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
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It’s the summer of 1994 in Claypot, Wisconsin, and the lives of 10-year-old Fischer “Fish” Branson and Dale “Bread” Breadwin are shaped by the two fathers they don’t talk about. One night, tired of seeing his best friend bruised and terrorized by his no-good dad, Fish takes action. A gunshot rings out and the two boys flee the scene, believing themselves murderers. They head for the woods, where they find their way onto a raft, but the natural terrors of Ironsforge gorge threaten to overwhelm them.
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Bad
- By Lukester454 on 05-03-21
By: Andrew J. Graff
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The Wettest County in the World, or Lawless
- A Novel Based on a True Story
- By: Matt Bondurant
- Narrated by: Erik Steele
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
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The Bondurant Boys were a notorious gang of roughnecks and moonshiners who ran liquor through Franklin County during Prohibition and after. The brothers played a central role in a major conspiracy trial and its violent end. In 1935, Sherwood Anderson, working on a magazine story, finds himself driving along the dusty red roads trying to find the brothers and break the silence that shrouds Franklin County.
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Just outstanding!
- By Rich on 08-18-12
By: Matt Bondurant
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- Byron
- 05-26-13
Mystery, humor, thrills, and great characters!!
THE ROCK HOLE is an usual combination of old time Texas humor and chilling thriller. The year is 1964, and these small communities are mostly segregated by white, black, and American Indians. Ned Parker is the white Constable, who is married to an Indian; best friends with the Black Deputy Sheriff, John Washington; uncle to Cody, a brave Vietnam war veteran; and forever friend of an old codger, Judge O. C.Rains. After a car crash killed his parents, ten year old Top, has come to live with his grandparents. Pepper, Top's ten year old tomboy cousin, spends most of her time at their house also.
Though a Constable, Ned really considers himself a farmer, who from time to time, finds himself dealing with drunks, bootleggers, and fighting families. But a new evil has entered his community. Someone is viciously mutilating animals, and he seems to be escalating his violence. The communities in Texas and near by Oklahoma are affected. The chase is on to catch this person who also seems to have a grudge against Ned and his family.
This story is populated by wonderfully fleshed out characters, with a feeling of story telling that reminds me of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD and A TIME TO KILL. The atmospheric descriptions took me right back to the good and bad times of the 1960s. It reads like a combination of small town community, and good old fashioned westerns. Great mystery, but feels like literature at it's finest. Great start to this series!
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- Isia
- 07-26-16
Enjoyed it thoroughly
This book is set in 1960's , at a time when racial segregation and prejudices were commonplace, and told (partially) through a narrator recalling events of his childhood, and in that it reminded me of "To Kill a Mockingbird". The story is a chilling account of a small town in south USA terrorised by a series of brutal killings, and the lawmen who pursue the killer. Despite the gruesome subject, the story is narrated with sympathy and simplicity, and the characters are deep and touching. I can recommend this to anyone who likes a good mystery, an authentic feel of time and place, as well as well developed characters. However, the book contains descriptions of human and animal remains which may be upsetting to some. Personally, I found them a lot more moving than the mere description of violence would have been. I will be continuing with the series.
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- Annelle D. Garcia
- 08-01-16
Nostalgic story behind hideous crime...
a story about growing up in a small Texas town..while trying to find the killer
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- LawGalMic
- 01-11-17
Authentic, gripping, excellent
This tale made me feel like I was swinging on my grandparents front porch listening to my uncles talk about the local goings-on. While I like to listen to books for 30-45 minutes before falling asleep, this one kept me up into the night. Told by young Top in a most stark and clear manner, the unfolding of the whodunnit was riveting. Characters and speech patterns were so authentic, I felt they could be Arkansas kin.
Be prepared for some gruesome descriptions of the damage a madman can do to animals and humans while acting out the mental derangement. The stuff of nightmares was here.
Highly recommend.
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- NK
- 01-15-17
Really a 2.9
This is well-written, has interesting characters and a fascinating time and setting. The story is a little weak. The narration is very good. I will read this other again.
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- Mark U.
- 02-18-17
Wow!
One of best mysteries/thrillers I have read in a long time. Narration was excellent. Very easy to keep the the characters straight. Very enjoyable read.
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- Sharon S. Dorondo
- 01-10-17
Gripping...
When I first started listening, I didn't think I would like it at all. The characters all drew me in. It was a great story.
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- Alice H
- 01-05-20
Riveting without being gruesome
I was afraid that a story involving mutilated animals wouldn't appeal to me. Good thing I decided to give it a listen. The story, the characters, and the narration are outstanding. The descriptions of the atrocities were accurate without disgusting me. This book is the first in a long while that made me excited about listening to more of it. I can't wait to listen to the next in the series!
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- Diane14Sim
- 07-23-16
A Great Read
Wonderful story, extremely well developed characters and outstanding narration!!! I loved every minute of it!
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- SLEE
- 07-21-16
Best Book I have listen to in a long time
Very good story and narrator was great!! Great book for 1960's history in the south
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