Winter in the Heart (Hemlock County Series)

"Dark and gritty as a gravel road." -- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

“A searing novel of corporate corruption and justice denied.” – Jay Parini

“A wonderfully affirmative novel written with grace, style, and verve.” – Florida Times-Union

“A novel of astonishing depth and power.” – Jack Anderson

“A courtroom thriller with vividly imagined and deftly rendered characters.” – Publishers Weekly

Reclusive hermit and ex-hunter W. T. Halvorsen is a scapegoat for the crimes of the rich and the powerful in remote Hemlock County, Pennsylvania. Dragged into a courtroom in shackles on federal terrorism charges, he must convince a judge and jury that everything they believe about their local government and their town's chief employer is a lie. His only friends outside the courtroom are a young beautician and a mentally disturbed teenaged boy. But saving his life could cost their own.

An epic tale of crime, corruption and environmental destruction, and of one honest man's fight for the truth.