White Crosses (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780671567736)

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.

Author: Larry Watson
ISBN-10: 067156773X
ISBN-13: 9780671567736
Publisher: Atria Books
Language: English
Published: 04/01/1998
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 8.54h x 5.50w x 0.95d

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


Review Citation(s):
New York Times 03/08/1998 pg. 28