Blackheart Highway

Southern California P.I. Wil Hardesty is a man whose search for the truth always seems to draw him back into his own troubled past, a past shadowed by loss. Doc Whitney was a country music star whose career had just gone platinum when he was convicted for the brutal slayings of his wife and young daughters. Now twenty years later, their paths collide when Doc is paroled from prison and returns to California's hot, dusty Central Valley...where grudges die hard and the road leads to places best left unexplored. Through a maze of secrets and lies that threaten crash-and-burn with each passing moment, through switchbacks of twisted loyalties and grim betrayal, Wil must reconstruct a life, discover the real Doc Whitney, track down a killer. And, of course, survive...


Genre: Mystery

"Hang on tight - pulling out onto Blackheart Highway, you'll find that Richard Barre keeps the pedal to the metal all the way. This one's a winner. Save yourself a second trip to the bookstore and pick up the other books in the excellent Wil Hardesty series now." - Jan Burke

"Blackheart Highway is haunting, compelling, and beautifully written. Richard Barre touches the soul. He is simply one of the best." - Harlan Coben