The Bitterroots

In "The Bitterroots," former sheriff’s investigator Cassie Dewell navigates a treacherous path as she reestablishes her private practice, only to be pulled back into an old case by a friend's plea for help. Tasked with exonerating a man accused of assaulting a young woman from a powerful family, Cassie finds herself entangled in the dark and dangerous loyalty of the Kleinsasser family in the Bitterroot Mountains of Montana. As she seeks the truth, Cassie must confront not only the complexities of the case but also the haunting memories of her own past. C.J. Box’s gripping novel explores themes of loyalty and deception against a backdrop of lethal retribution.