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Synopsis
It was one hell of an inheritance for former Chicago reporter Tom Coleman: a broken-down pickup truck, ramshackle campground, a canoe livery and one pot-smoking, barely working employee he doesn t need, doesn t want, and can t afford. But the truth is, after losing a child and a marriage, Tom doesn t really care. And life is nice and quiet in the middle of nowhere. Until a drug lab blows up near his property putting Tom in contact with the woman he once loved, a small-town cop with a chip on his shoulder, and a powerful local who doesn t want him poking his nose where it doesn t belong. Tom doesn t want to get involved in the first place. But in the hardscrabble Nebraska Sandhills, storms gather suddenly and bad blood runs deep. Now a quiet summer on the river is turning into a dangerous season of grudges, betrayal, and violent reckoning and it s already too late to find shelter...
Booklist
Doolittle's style is clipped, his dialogue terse, but the story is lifelike and nuanced. Rain Dogs will satisfy fans of hard-boiled fiction and classic noir, as well as any crime fans who don't like their plots tied up too tidily.