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Chenneville

A Novel of Murder, Loss, and Vengeance

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Chenneville

By: Paulette Jiles
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
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Consumed with grief, driven by vengeance, a man undertakes an unrelenting odyssey across the lawless post–Civil War frontier seeking redemption in this fearless novel from the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of News of the World.

Union soldier John Chenneville suffered a traumatic head wound in battle. His recovery took the better part of a year as he struggled to regain his senses and mobility. By the time he returned home, the Civil War was over, but tragedy awaited. John’s beloved sister and her family had been brutally murdered.

Their killer goes by many names. He fought for the North in the late unpleasantness, and wore a badge in the name of the law. But the man John knows as A. J. Dodd is little more than a rabid animal, slaughtering without reason or remorse, needing to be put down.

Traveling through the unforgiving landscape of a shattered nation in the midst of Reconstruction, John braves winter storms and confronts desperate people in pursuit of his quarry. Untethered, single-minded in purpose, he will not be deterred. Not by the U.S. Marshal who threatens to arrest him for murder should he succeed. And not by Victoria Reavis, the telegraphist aiding him in his death-driven quest, yet hoping he’ll choose to embrace a life with her instead.

And as he trails Dodd deep into Texas, John accepts that this final reckoning between them may cost him more than all he’s already lost…

©2023 Paulette Jiles (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers
Action & Adventure Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Murder
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Dispute the theme of revenge this is a wonderful story of redemption. A beautiful but often cruel landscape unfurls as the wounded soldier wanders seeking revenge for his sisters murder. A story that is peopled with a rich cast of engaging characters. Beautiful writing & great narration. This book is another winner for the author.

A lyrical Tale of post Civil War America

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