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In Aspen, ex-hippies drive Volvos, ski bums cut million-dollar deals, and Sheriff Kurt Muller is the law: a single father with a checkered past and the notion that right and wrong still matter. But one evening, against his better judgment, Muller spends the night comforting an old flame, a reclusive heiress named Nicole Bauer who’s convinced her ex-lover, the 60s blues idol Rocky Rhodes, is threatening to kill her. Kurt doesn’t believe her story, for good reason: twenty years earlier, Rocky’s body was found on the grounds of the Bauer mansion, and Nicole was charged with his murder.
But the next morning, Nicole is found dead, and Kurt is a prime suspect. To clear his name and find her killer, he begins his own investigation, digging through the shady profiles of Nicole’s jet-set contemporaries, and the mystery of Rocky’s death. Amid the sin, sorrow, and secrets of the living, Kurt stumbles across a mysterious woman once called Pariah—who hides her past, a butterfly tattoo, and the key to Nicole’s final hours.
About the Author
 THOMAS ZIGAL is the author of the critically acclaimed Kurt Muller mystery series set in
Aspen, Colorado, and the thriller The White League. He is a graduate of the Stanford Writing Program and has published short stories
and book reviews in literary magazines and fiction anthologies for the past 30 years. He grew
up on the Texas Gulf Coast and in Louisiana and now lives in Austin, Texas.
Author website
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The Critics Praise:
"Kurt Muller, the reformed-hippie sheriff of Aspen, remains one
of the most interesting characters on the American mystery
scene and Pariah is Tom Zigal's best book yet. The suspense-
and wit-are unrelenting. A hugely enjoyable book."
-Scott Turow
"Zigal's twisting plot loops around a cadre of intriguing villains.
Against the backdrop of Aspen's natural beauty, he creates a
chilling tale, though one leavened with wry humor."
-Publishers Weekly
"A riveting story of passion, horror, and
misguided allegiance."
-Library Journal
"A fine stir-fry of a book, replete with sad, aged hippies, former
freaks evolved into rich yuppies, and a community trending
in the same direction. Book by book, Muller, his deputies,
and the environs of Muller's Aspen become more
complex, nuanced, and engaging."
-Booklist
"A mesmerizing read... [Zigal] entertains us with tight
prose and a hair-raising plot ... his talent culminates in a
book that is well structured, taut and downright creepy."
-Austin American-Statesman
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