This book is written by Bill Pronzini. Roy Boone wanders aimlessly in the arid Southwest, a life with no meaning since the death of wife. He is desperate for water, and stops at a ranch where Jennifer Todd gives him food and drink. Seeing this pretty young woman with her battered and bruised face, Roy is concerned for her welfare. That night, he finds Jennifer's husband dead and believes that she killed him. Then, Roy is attacked by someone hiding in the shadows, and shortly after he is shot at by strangers. He has a lot to fret about, not least Jennifer - who has by now gone missing.
- ISBN10 0802740162
- ISBN13 9780802740168
- Publish Date 1 January 1983
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 23 April 2014
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Walker & Company
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 159
- Language English