The Fourth Durango

An "entertaining" noir thriller about a disgraced judge forced into hiding after being released from prison "can be pleasantly devoured in one sitting" ( Los Angeles Times ). The Fourth Durango is not your ordinary Durango. It's not in Spain, or Mexico, and it's not a ski town in the Colorado Rockies, although Durangos do exist in all of those places. This Durango is a hideout business, a place where people pay to find sanctuary from former friends and associates who are either trying to kill them, or have them killed. Into this Durango comes a former chief justice of a state supreme court, followed by son-in-law Kelly Vines to act as his emissary to the beautiful and savvy mayor. Following them come a false priest, and a run of murders. It takes a Ross Thomas to stir these characters into a witty and ingenious mix readers will not be able to—and certainly would not want to—resist. "We already know how witty Mr. Thomas can be about entrepreneurial greed and political chicanery . . . But Durango is a revelation. . . . Give us a road map and a passport." — The New York Times "A suspense story laced with wry wit . . . Thomas builds suspense and character almost casually, once again proving himself a master of the crime thriller." — Publishers Weekly "A new Ross Thomas turns me back into a reader who forgets what day it is." — The Cincinnati Enquirer "There is no one like Ross Thomas . . . a master of the arabesques of storytelling." — The Washington Post