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Rich with local atmosphere and an evocative sense of time and place shot through with the lore and history of the steel guitar and North American roots country music HIGHWAY IN THE BLOOD is at once a murder mystery an adventure story and a lyrical poetic love song to the land and life of northern New England In 1974 haunted by the murder of the woman he loves Buck Hawkins leaves behind his life as an oil rig diver and honky tonk steel guitar player along the Texas Gulf coast and returns to seek solace and healing in his rural Vermont hometown Living alone on the old family farm and playing steel with a cowboy band on early morning radio Buck begins to find the peaceful idyllic New England life he s been yearning for But there are distractions and complications The nearby house of women where dark eyed artist Jessie and her roommates party themselves into deep trouble Buck s old friend Luke who has replaced his drug and alcohol addictions with an obsessive and unlikely quest for pirate treasure in a northern lake Tom Desjardin the hard living stock car racing senator who funds the treasure hunt An alluring reporter named LC Cordell who seems to want than only information from Buck Caught up in his new troubles and haunted again by the return of old memories Buck finds adventure and a journey into the healing spirit and strength deep inside him It s a strength he will need when he comes face to face with a killer Highway in the BloodHighway in the Blood is a first person narrative New England mystery that centers around our hero Buck Hawkins a big steel guitar player with a haunted past that has recently driven him from Texas back to his home state of Vermont The book takes place in 1974 and the author captures this time period very well portraying a world before cell phones and home computers and even in the case of Hawkins home electricity Buck s unique skill as an expert SCUBA diver entangles him in a scheme thought up by an old friend prone to mischief named Luke Caswell The goal has something to do with Bittern Lake up in Northern Vermont and a whole lot to do with sunken treasure. Pdf highway in the blood of christ The plot really get s going however when Luke takes Buck to a party at a friend s house and a couple of out of state guests attempt to rape a girl named Jessie A string of seemingly related grisly murders follows and Buck who is a steel man not a detective keeps getting caught up in the middle of the investigation as he explores his home state with the eye of both a poet and painter. Highway in the blood kindle download Brown describes the VT landscape as well as anyone else before him while maintaining the colloquial country tone of our hero He blends mystery poetry romance and history as well as a command of music so vivid you can almost hear the steel guitar zinging across a tinny sounding battery radio in the kitchen over a cup of coffee Oh yeah Buck loves coffee. Highway in the blood book cover I didn t catch on to who the killer would be until just before the final reveal All the clues match up in the end Give me Buck Hawkins I like the guy I could definitely see him having a story or two about him that take place once he s an old man because he sort of talks like one already I guess Kindle Edition The year is 1974 and Buck Hawkins returns to his family home in Vermont after a traumatic we don t know the details at first sojourn in Texas Working as the steel guitar player in a radio band and reconnecting with old friends he hopes for peace and stability Things don t go according to plan when his new and old connections lead to murder mystery and to the need to confront his past. Highway blood john craigie This is another of Kevin Brown s mysteries and his fans will recognize the role played by his love of Vermont s geography and history The central mysteries involve a search for hidden treasure from Vermont s remote history and a series of murders with an apparently easy solution Both mysteries will bring the protagonist into danger although not necessarily where it is expected The author skillfully ties together Buck s troubled past his pursuit of the solution to the questions that have been placed in his path and the comfort he derives from the love of country music and especially steel guitar that he shared with his deceased father The characters are believable the settings are well drawn and the pace keeps the reader going in the shared pursuit to the twin mysteries the propel the action Kindle Edition