White Crosses

White CrossesLarry Watson's previous fiction evoking contemporary Western small town life has won him awards, a dedicated readership, and unqualified critical praise. Now he has written a novel that envelops the rich emotional terrain of his beloved Montana in a mystery that is both unexpected and unforgettable. After a nighttime accident at the bottom of Sprull Hill in Bentrock, Sheriff Jack Nevelsen is compelled to try and protect a part of his hometown that

Larry Watson's previous fiction evoking contemporary Western small-town life has won him awards, a dedicated readership, and unqualified critical praise. Now he has written a novel that envelops the rich emotional terrain of his beloved Montana in a mystery that is both unexpected and unforgettable.
After a nighttime accident at the bottom of Sprull Hill in Bentrock, Sheriff Jack Nevelsen is compelled to try and protect a part of his hometown that even a hero would have trouble saving -- its innocence. For most everyone in the community would agree that June Moss, the quiet girl who had just graduated from high school, and Leo Bauer, the principal of Bentrock Elementary and a married man like Jack, had no business heading out of town together.
As Jack sets out to unravel the mystery of their deaths, he begins to create a story to shield his town, a lie that will reverberate throughout an entire community, and into the shadows of his own heart.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Published: 04/01/1998
ISBN: 9780671567736
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 8.54h x 5.50w x 0.95d

Review Citations: New York Times 03/08/1998 pg. 28

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 19800 / White Crosses
Reading Level: 5.9 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 20