An American King — John Stonehouse

An unknown victim.
A killer in the wind.
Violence sweeps the city, ever closer to home.

An American King unfolds during a violent rash of crime in Whicher's hometown. Working for the Abilene US Marshals Office, Whicher investigates a baffling murder, part of an outbreak of lawlessness that threatens to escalate out of control.

Assigned a new partner to help work a case unlike any he's known, what starts in shadow soon burns a path across the city, ever close to home...