Swan Peak

I enjoyed Swan Peak by James Lee Burke which is set in Montana and features his characters Dave Robicheaux and Clete Purcel.  While on their holiday Dave and Clete become involved in a horrific homicide which appears to have multiple interconnecting strands.  There is a wealthy neighbour, Wellstone, who has been horribly disfigured in a fire and has a young beautiful wife.  His workers are all unsavoury types and they all seem to have an unhealthy interest in Clete.  There is an escaped convict connected to the Wellstones and there is another unsavoury prison guard hunting him.  Clete is always getting into scrapes.  He and Dave are always on the edge of serious trouble.  A good yarn, really about "what's wrong with America" with its wealthy exploiters of the beautiful landscape and the lengths some will go to escape poverty. 4/5