A review by anemone42
Badlands by C.J. Box

5.0

C. J. Box does it again--another standout mystery from the preeminent author of Western mystery/suspense. After the events of "The Highway" that introduced us to Cassie Dewell, this book follows her to a new job in North Dakota. She's chief investigator in a small town turned oil boomtown awash in money and the vices that accompany it. Cassie has to put together the pieces on the local drug scene and a would-be takeover fast--before a child witness ends up like the dismembered men before him. Content alert: contains significant violence, child in danger