description: When Ben Dill's detective sister is blown up outside her duplex, Dill, a consultant to a Senate subcommittee, returns to his hometown to find out who killed her, and why. And what he uncovers is an unsavoury nest of petty thieves, hired guns, crooked cops, illegal arms dealers and corrupt politicians. Fast, furious and funny, Briarpatch shows why Ross Thomas is recognized as one of the finest of all suspense writers.
language: English
title: Briar Patch
titlecomplete: Briar Patch
genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Noir, Mystery Thriller, Novels, Hard Boiled, 20th Century, Crime, Suspense
ratings_count: 1654
awards: awardedAt: 473414400000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Deutscher Krimi Preis
category: 1. Platz International
publisher: Orion Paperbacks