Deadwood
Deadwood 
by Pete Dexter takes us back to the late 1800s sometime after the Civil War to the town named Deadwood in the Black Hills. At first this seems like a book about legendary gunman Wild Bill Hickcock and his friend Charlie Utter, but there is so much more. This is a glimpse of the “wild wild West” with all of the drinking, whoring, shooting and what not. Wild Bill was the most interesting character, but his story is kind of sad and he is certainly not in his heyday, but there is a peek at what he may have been like beyond the character.
by Richard North Patterson we meet fictional character, Bobby Okari, a peace-loving activist who wants to create a movement in his homeland for his Okari people. His country is ravaged by a ruthless dictator and the world’s craving for oil. It doesn’t take long for these worlds to collide. Damon Pierce, an acquaintance of Okari is called by Okari’s wife when he is arrested and scheduled for a trail and subsequent execution. The results of the trial seem preordained.