Open Roads, (Paperback)

<p> OPEN ROADS</p><p><strong>A Modern Western Noir Crime Thriller</strong></p><p><strong>A stolen convoy, a cartel death squad, and one lawman who doesn't follow the rules.</strong></p><p>The law stops at the border. Bowen Rhodes doesn't.</p><p>Deputy U.S. Marshal Bowen Rhodes wears a Stetson like a crown and treats the federal code like a set of loose suggestions. He's a hard-edged lawman with a taste for violence, a past that won't stay buried, and a name that isn't his own. In the brutal borderlands of West Texas, Rhodes walks the razor-thin line between justice and vengeance-and he's starting to enjoy crossing it.</p><p>When a brutal massacre at a remote ranch leaves a cattle baron dead and a convoy of armored trucks missing, Rhodes takes the case. The stolen transports carry millions in black-budget military cash, and the thief is Red Kilgore, a rogue private contractor who kills obstacles for sport.</p><p>But Rhodes isn't the only hunter on the trail.</p><p>A silent cartel hit squad known as <strong>Los Fantasmas</strong>, led by the legendary assassin Chato, is closing in, determined to claim the money and erase everyone in their path. Caught in a three-way war between corrupt military officials, mercenary killers, and cartel ghosts, Rhodes must decide how far he's willing to go-and how many bodies he's willing to leave behind.</p><p>From the diesel-soaked oil fields of the Pecos to the limestone deathtraps of the Diablo Canyon, <strong>OPEN ROADS</strong> delivers gunfights, double-crosses, and hardboiled justice across the unforgiving Texas badlands.</p><p>This gritty neo-western thriller blends modern crime noir with high-stakes action and morally gray characters, perfect for fans of <strong>Justified</strong>, <strong>No Country for Old Men</strong>, <strong>Hell or High Water</strong>, and the hard-edged dialogue of <strong>Elmore Leonard</strong> and <strong>John D. MacDonald</strong>.</p>

• Open Roads, (Paperback)
• Author: Chris Lowry
• ISBN: 9798233966439
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-02-24
• Page Count: 200