Chasm Creek
Cox, Patricia Grady
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Rubén Santiago
enslaved in Mexico as a child
has turned his back on his Navajo heritage. Now an old man
his only friend is Morgan Braddock
a haunted Civil War veteran with a questionable past. Morgan wants nothing more than to return to his wife and children
but a hangman's noose stands in the way. Esther Corbin
abandoned by her husband
and her four children face an uncertain future on the outskirts of Chasm Creek
a territorial mining town. When the two men seek help at her isolated farm
their growing friendship unleashes consequences that expose the lies upon which they have built their lives. Ghostly visitations and violent confrontations rip away their illusions and
when a vengeful stranger arrives in Chasm Creek
Rubén is forced to confront his past in order to save his friend's life. This is a story of friendship and family
love and loss
and finding one's place in the merciless Arizona desert.
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