{"product_id":"appropriate-force-c-lowry-9798233978074","title":"Appropriate Force","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAPPROPRIATE FORCE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the dying West Texas town of Ojos Secos, justice isn't blind. It's armed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMercer Sample rolled into the Chihuahuan Desert looking for a cheap motel and a quiet night. Instead, he gets a front-row seat to a violent, precision extraction. A heavy-duty Silverado tears the security grate off the local hardware store, blows the floor safe, and drags the owner's beautiful, screaming wife into the pitch-black night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe local law hides behind locked doors. The husband, Elias Vance, is left beaten, isolated, and desperate. He offers Mercer a fortune in hidden cash to track the notorious Dalton brothers across the badlands and bring his wife home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the desert sand doesn't lie, and the tire tracks tell a terrifyingly different story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Mercer and Vance push deeper into off-the-grid cartel territory, dodging sniper ambushes and burning wreckage, the illusion of the perfect marriage shatters. The physical evidence proves the terrified hostage isn't a victim at all. She's a calculating femme fatale, the architect of the heist, and she's heavily armed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe truth destroys the desperate husband, forging him into a cold-blooded killer obsessed with revenge. Now, Mercer isn't leading a rescue mission-he's escorting a broken man on a suicide run. Trapped in the high peaks of the Chinati Mountains, the relentless pursuit culminates in a brutal, close-quarters tactical shootout inside an abandoned silver mine where loyalty is a liability, and betrayal carries a massive body count.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAppropriate Force\u003c\/em\u003e is a \u003cstrong\u003emodern noir crime thriller\u003c\/strong\u003e packed with blistering action, psychological suspense, and neo-western grit. Perfect for fans of Elmore Leonard, John D. MacDonald, Lee Child, and hardboiled vigilante justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e C. Lowry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798233978074\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Lowry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.33d","brand":"C. Lowry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665293349119,"sku":"9798233978074","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3230daf2-ca7e-4ca4-8f5f-fbe54f64cdc0.jpg?v=1792011190","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/appropriate-force-c-lowry-9798233978074","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}