{"product_id":"texas-outlaw-9781538772454","title":"Texas Outlaw","description":"\u003cb\u003eTo Rory Yates being a Texas Ranger is about justice, but all of that changes when he is brought to a small southern town to help uncover the mysteries behind a local woman's death--only to discover corruption and lies.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTexas Ranger Rory Yates is not keen for hero status. But it's unavoidable once his girlfriend, country singer Willow Dawes, writes a song about his bravery. Rory escapes his newfound fame when he's sent to the remote West Texas town of Rio Lobo, a municipality with two stoplights. And now, according to the Chief of Police, it has one too many Texas Rangers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRio Lobo Detective Ariana Delgado is the one who requested Rory, and the only person who believes a local councilwoman's seemingly accidental death is a murder. Then Rory begins to uncover a tangle of small-town secrets, favors, and lies as crooked as Texas law is straight. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo get to the truth before more people die, Rory is forced to take liberties with the investigation. The next ballad of Rory Yates may not be about a hero, but rather an outlaw song.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Patterson\u003c\/b\u003e is the most popular storyteller of our time. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Tiger Woods, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. Patterson has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, and collaborated most recently with Michael Crichton on the blockbuster \u003ci\u003eEruption\u003c\/i\u003e. He has told the story of his own life in \u003ci\u003eJames Patterson by James Patterson \u003c\/i\u003eand received an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Bourelle \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the novel \u003ci\u003e48 Hours to Kill\u003c\/i\u003e and the coauthor with James Patterson of \u003ci\u003eTexas Ranger. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50893783433490,"sku":"9781538772454","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_afb820be-ee5d-4e84-8cba-634a3b354a56.jpg?v=1738237953","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/texas-outlaw-9781538772454","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}