Let the Guilty Pay
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SILVER FALCHION AWARD FINALIST
PENCRAFT AWARD FINALIST
Bartholomew Beck has a secret.
He saw who killed his neighbor, but he lied to the police and now the wrong man is on Death Row.
Oh, and he wrote a best-selling true crime book on the murder, further cementing his lies.
Twenty years after Summer Foster’s death, Beck's writing career is as cold as her mutilated corpse. He is working on a Texas oil pipeline and trying to get through the day when he finds a co-worker beaten to death with a screwdriver sticking out of her right eye—just like Summer.
Now Beck is a suspect, and to stay out of prison he must find out who is trying to uncover the truth and finally Let the Guilty Pay.
Praise for this book
"A cleverly plotted, deftly paced page-turner with complicated, deeply relatable characters. Everyone has a secret, everyone has an agenda, and Rick Treon dispenses the well-earned twists and reveals with the stiletto precision of a master."
"Rick Treon does a wonderful job with misdirection and suspense."
"Treon displays his prowess as a storyteller ... an intricately plotted, fast-paced, yet suspenseful crime thriller."
"I read this in one day, something I almost never do. It was expertly paced, the characters distinct, and the twists surprising. ... This book will keep you entertained until the last, satisfying page. Crime fiction fans (or really, fans of fast-paced books in general) will love this one! Highly recommend."
"Treon's gritty, flawed characters match the harsh, wind-swept setting. Oh, and that ending - unexpected, but not in a contrived way—very satisfying!"
"Rick Treon's Let the Guilty Pay is a dark, absorbing, complex suspense thriller ... Treon knows how to crank up tension levels quickly in his prose."