The Colonel's Ledger

Some secrets are buried deep. Others are waiting for the thaw. Wyatt Coleman was supposed to be the law. Now, he's the target. Framed for theft and branded a fugitive, the disgraced Deputy has only one play left: run to the high country. But the mountains of Silver Creek are hiding something far more dangerous than a man on the run. They hold the wreckage of the Miller family—a dynasty built on silence, madness, and a forty-year-old pact made in blood. When Wyatt crosses paths with Sam Miller, a "witness" terrified of his own shadow, and Betty Jo, a librarian guarding a book of sins, he stumbles into the crosshairs of a shadow war. Senator Randall Sterling is days away from a landslide reelection, and he has unleashed a team of elite "Cleaners" to ensure the past stays dead. Trapped by a blizzard and hunted by professionals with thermal optics and no rules of engagement, Wyatt and his ragtag band of survivors must do the impossible: survive the frozen night, decipher the Colonel's black ledger, and deliver the truth to a town that has forgotten how to listen. From the frozen peaks to the burning wreckage of a farmhouse, this is a story about the cost of silence and the violence of redemption. Perfect for fans of C.J. Box, Craig Johnson, and Taylor Sheridan.