REAVIS Z. WORTHAM is the critically acclaimed author of the Texas Red River Mysteries set in rural Northeast Texas in the 1960s. He is also the author of a thriller series featuring Texas Ranger Sonny Hawke. He teaches writing at a wide variety of venues, including local libraries and writers' conferences. Wortham has been a newspaper columnist and magazine writer since 1988, and has been the Humor Editor for Texas Fish and Game Magazine for the past twenty-two years. He and his wife, Shana, live in Northeast Texas. Check out his website at reaviszwortham.com
"""Wortham's third entry in his addictive Texas procedurals set in the 1960s is a deceptively meandering tale of family and country life bookended by a dramatic opening and conclusion. C.J. Box fans would like this title. "" - Library Journal STARRED Review ""Top is an endearing narrator, full of childlike wonder, which is gradually being diluted by the realities of the adult world. In that sense, the novel may remind readers of Joe Lansdale's superb The Bottoms (2000). A very good mystery that will also transport readers to a different era."" - Wes Lukowski, Booklist ""A sleeper that deserves wider attention."" - The New York Times ""A gritty, dark, and suspenseful Western with a final explosive showdown that kept me turning the pages late into the night to see who would survive."" - Jamie Freveletti, internationally bestselling author"