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A young girl murdered. A town with a dark secret.

A young girl, Kasey, is murdered in the woods of northern New York, a strange symbol carved into her stomach.

Investigator Reed Raleigh, Major Crimes, is tasked with finding the killer.

Reed has his own troubles. He’s in therapy, divorced, estranged from his son. But he desperately needs to solve this case - his own stepdaughter vanished when she was a teenager and Reed knows all about the agony of having no closure. No way is he letting Kasey’s mother go through that.

But as Reed begins to dig, the case grows ever more complex. Why is Kasey’s boyfriend acting so strangely? And why is her mother lying to the police?

As evidence of Kasey’s bizarre secret life starts to emerge, Reed realises this case isn’t just about a dead girl. There’s something much bigger at play in this small rural town, a decades old secret that needs to be protected. At any cost.

What readers are saying about Rough Country:

“…absorbing tale of simple, or maybe not, country folk, with big secrets. There are plenty of twists and turns, none of which I foresaw, so I was glued to the pages.” -Netgalley

“I loved the dark gritty intense atmosphere created by the location in a small rural town and the suffocating and desolate feel it creates. The small rural town gives you a real sense of the community the story is set in which makes it feel very believable. The lead investigator Reed Raleigh is a great lead character with an intensity of his own and a troubled history and I hope to meet him again sometime soon.” -Netgalley

“This book starts breathlessly and never lets up. It's an intriguing tale that keeps you guessing and lays out a trail of procedural breadcrumbs that keep you reading. I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish. TJ Brearton has a knack for creating compelling characters and writing prose that's a joy to read.” -Netgalley

"Fast paced and tense the book delivers a great read that will keep the reader immersed and provide hours of enjoyable reading." -Books Behind the Title

"To say that reading ‘Rough Country’ became addictive is a bit of an understatement. If I wasn’t reading this book, then I would be thinking about the book." -Ginger Book Geek

"This book is so well written and exciting that I read the whole thing in three sittings." -Cookie Biscuit’s Blog

"Rough Country is a fast-paced story that pulls you into the story from the first page with the use of unexpected twists and turns. The plot is well written and entertaining" -Quirky Book Reads

"Rough Country is one of those crime thrillers that stays with you. The emotions run high in this novel, and the twists and turns leave you guessing until the very end." -My Bookish Bliss

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November 15, 2020
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ASIN : B08MWLZFYV
Publisher : Inkubator Books (November 15, 2020)
Publication date : November 15, 2020
Language : English
File size : 3771 KB
Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
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Print length : 314 pages
Lending : Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #69,123 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #497 in Noir Crime
- #567 in Hard-Boiled Mysteries (Kindle Store)
- #1,436 in Murder

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multobeato

Interesting and Intriguing!

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2020

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This is TJ Brearton's latest novel, and the newest main character is Reed Raleigh, a NYS Death Investigator from Major Crimes. He travels to NYS's North Country, carrying baggage from an unbearable loss of his own and PTSD from having served in the military, and pours his all into solving the mystery of who took young Kasey's life. There are twists and turns in this novel, but the author never loses the reader, and the pace is just fast enough to allow us to keep up but still speculate about who did what to whom. As in "... there were the things he didn’t know that he didn’t know." Read the novel to figure that one out because I guarantee an interesting read!

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Cathy

Murder in the Adirondacks.

Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2021

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"Rough Country" is a crime thriller that tells us how a good cop thinks and works. Reed Raleigh is that kind of cop. Yes, he has his own problems, but they don't stop him from working on this case.
Lots of twists and turns for everyone. Just when you think you have it figured out, another twist starts. To paraphrase the author, T J Breardon, Life isn't a straight line, when you get to a curve you can see more clearly than before. I think that is so true.

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Mr. P

Great Murder Mystery !

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2021

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A state police cop investigates a mutilated young girl found in the woods. Her ex boyfriend kills himself when the cops come to talk to him. From there this story takes you into a world of selfishness. This a definite must read if you like murder/mysteries. Outstanding cast of characters, non stop action/intrigue/mystery and an extremely well written story line will keep you up late to see what happens next !

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Stewart Evans

Up the creek in Upstate NY

Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2021

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Although I overall enjoyed this book, I was confused quite a bit due to the number of characters that were in play at any time. I am from Upstate NY (Syracuse) but wasn't that familiar with that part of "Upstate". I've always considered that part of the state at the East side. I usually read about law enforcement or P.I.'s being more tough but I guess Reed is mostly just a "plain" cop.

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Kenneth Lingenfelter

Page turner

Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2020

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Kasey Stevens was found strangled and had a symbol carved into her body. Two apparent suicides of people that Reed Raleigh of the NY state police suspected of the crime. A similar murder in a town nearby and a cult. There is some twists and turns to keep you wanting to read to find out the conclusion.

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Excellent!

Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2020

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Really enjoyed the book! Plenty of twists that really kept the story interesting! I'm looking forward to reading more by this author.

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Intricately Plotted and Paced Mystery

Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2020

ROUGH COUNTRY by T.J. Brearton is a murder mystery set in the rural hills of upstate New York. I read and enjoy the Shannon Ames Thriller series by this author, so I was looking forward to reading this new standalone book and I was not disappointed.

A young girl, Kasey Stevens is found murdered partially lying on a trail in the woods of upstate New York. She has been strangled and a symbol has been sliced with precision on her abdomen.

Reed Raleigh is an investigator on the Major Crimes Unit of the New York State Police and receives the early morning call to be the lead on the murder. Reed is razor focused on this case as his superior keeps close tabs on him and his state of mind because Reed is still trying to deal with the fact that he had no closure on the disappearance of his own step-daughter.

Initially, Reed and his fellow investigators are lead to believe it is a case of a distraught ex-boyfriend, but as the case continues Reed finds a tangled web of lies and relationships among many of the small towns’ inhabitants in the region.

Reed discovers there have been other missing and dead girls over the past years. There is something even bigger going on and it is a secret that many are willing to keep at any cost.

I was really caught up in this intricately plotted and paced mystery. Reed is an intriguing protagonist who is dealing with his own demons, but he is cognizant of his problems and the fact his superior is keeping tabs on his mental health as he works this case. Through everything though, Reed is determined to get to the truth and on top of every inconsistency in the case. All the secondary characters, good and bad, were fully fleshed and added to the realism of the story. The threads came together in the end for an interesting and satisfying conclusion.

I recommend this new standalone mystery by this author for an entertaining and satisfying read.

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David C Taylor

Action-packed thriller that will take you on a wild ride.

Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2020

What do you get when you combine a state police detective who suffers from PTSD, a dead teenager and a small community that appears to be pretty tight knit? Rough Country, the new thriller from TJ Brearton takes these elements and spins a yarn that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Detective Reed Raleigh has to put aside the unresolved loss of his young daughter and his PTSD from his service in Afghanistan in order to investigate a murder that has a series of leads that all seem to lead to more unanswered questions. This story kept me guessing at the identification of the murderer due to evidence threads that when pulled lead to more questions than answers, until the moment when there was a resolution. If you are looking for a really good detective story with a very likeable lead character pick up a copy of Rough Country and give it look, I’m sure that’s all it will take to get you hooked on this story. I received an Advance Reader Copy and chose to provide this review.

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Highly Recommend

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 5, 2021

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Really strongcharacters. Great storyline. Will read all in this series.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 23, 2020

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Great

Gill Sullivan

Rough Country

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 29, 2021

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A good gripping story from start to finish

allanson

Very disappointing - I quit reading part way through

Reviewed in Canada on December 15, 2020

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Plot, writing.

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