Cold Wind River
In the stark beauty of Montana, Carl Murder takes on the solo task of building a cattle bridge across the river. His original motive is to spare the cattle the dangers of quicksand, but the work becomes for Murcer an epic struggle, both physical and emotional. Murcer’s wife has left him—he wants her back—but given her fragile state, can he ever make this happen? This is a novel about a man on a remote ranch dealing with the demons in his own past and trying to reach a present he can believe in. The story explores profound personal challenges in a bleak but beautiful landscape.
Publisher: Dodd Mead, 1981
“The cold wind, which had been a part of him since he was born, now moved through him like a separate current, cleaning him of everything but the essential will to go on.”