Crooked Creek
“Maximilian Werner is a fresh and grounded writer, a welcome and original new voice.”—Thomas McGuane“Here in the deep measured prose of Max Werner is a western story, harsh and lush as the old world it depicts.  With its compelling, layered story, this rich book is a reader’s pleasure.”—Ron Carlson, author ofThe Signal“Max Werner’sCrooked Creekoffers a haunting voyage into the past and into living landscapes sharpened by western light, resonating with the work of such authors as Cormac McCarthy and Wallace Stegner."—George Handley, author ofHome Waters: A Year of Recompenses on the Provo River