Sheriff Milt Kingston has worked oil deaths before. Men slip, harnesses fail, and the company safety man writes it up neat. But when roughneck Jared Pike turns up impaled on a derrick beam under a clear winter sky, the scene won’t lie the way the paperwork wants it to. The latch is wrong. The weld is fresh. And Jared was the careful one.
In a Basin where the Church, the rigs, and the courthouse all share the same potluck tables, calling a death “suspicious” sends ripples. Company supervisors push for an accident ruling. Ward leaders talk about keeping the peace. Milt’s own family feels the strain as neighbors pull back and a fast, generous settlement tempts Jared’s widow into silence.
Milt and his deputy, Clara Ray, follow what they can touch and prove: tool marks on steel, grease on a rail, a backdated weld receipt, phantom “safety bonuses” in a payroll ledger, and a camera that just happens to go dark. Every clue points higher than a roughneck with a temper. To solve Jared’s murder, Milt will have to walk a tight line between the law he swore to uphold and the community that raised him—and confront a safety manager who treats one “bad fall” as the cost of doing business.
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Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. Sheriff Milt Kingston has worked oil deaths before. Men slip, harnesses fail, and the company safety man writes it up neat. But when roughneck Jared Pike turns up impaled on a derrick beam under a clear winter sky, the scene won't lie the way the paperwork wants it to. The latch is wrong. The weld is fresh. And Jared was the careful one.In a Basin where the Church, the rigs, and the courthouse all share the same potluck tables, calling a death "suspicious" sends ripples. Company supervisors push for an accident ruling. Ward leaders talk about keeping the peace. Milt's own family feels the strain as neighbors pull back and a fast, generous settlement tempts Jared's widow into silence.Milt and his deputy, Clara Ray, follow what they can touch and prove: tool marks on steel, grease on a rail, a backdated weld receipt, phantom "safety bonuses" in a payroll ledger, and a camera that just happens to go dark. Every clue points higher than a roughneck with a temper. To solve Jared's murder, Milt will have to walk a tight line between the law he swore to uphold and the community that raised him-and confront a safety manager who treats one "bad fall" as the cost of doing business. A roughneck dies on a derrick under a clear winter sky, and the company calls it an accident. Sheriff Milt Kingston sees tool marks, a backdated weld, and a careful man who'd been taking notes on "safety bonuses." This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781972052013
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Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. Sheriff Milt Kingston has worked oil deaths before. Men slip, harnesses fail, and the company safety man writes it up neat. But when roughneck Jared Pike turns up impaled on a derrick beam under a clear winter sky, the scene won't lie the way the paperwork wants it to. The latch is wrong. The weld is fresh. And Jared was the careful one.In a Basin where the Church, the rigs, and the courthouse all share the same potluck tables, calling a death "suspicious" sends ripples. Company supervisors push for an accident ruling. Ward leaders talk about keeping the peace. Milt's own family feels the strain as neighbors pull back and a fast, generous settlement tempts Jared's widow into silence.Milt and his deputy, Clara Ray, follow what they can touch and prove: tool marks on steel, grease on a rail, a backdated weld receipt, phantom "safety bonuses" in a payroll ledger, and a camera that just happens to go dark. Every clue points higher than a roughneck with a temper. To solve Jared's murder, Milt will have to walk a tight line between the law he swore to uphold and the community that raised him-and confront a safety manager who treats one "bad fall" as the cost of doing business. A roughneck dies on a derrick under a clear winter sky, and the company calls it an accident. Sheriff Milt Kingston sees tool marks, a backdated weld, and a careful man who'd been taking notes on "safety bonuses." This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781972052013
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Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. Sheriff Milt Kingston has worked oil deaths before. Men slip, harnesses fail, and the company safety man writes it up neat. But when roughneck Jared Pike turns up impaled on a derrick beam under a clear winter sky, the scene won't lie the way the paperwork wants it to. The latch is wrong. The weld is fresh. And Jared was the careful one.In a Basin where the Church, the rigs, and the courthouse all share the same potluck tables, calling a death "suspicious" sends ripples. Company supervisors push for an accident ruling. Ward leaders talk about keeping the peace. Milt's own family feels the strain as neighbors pull back and a fast, generous settlement tempts Jared's widow into silence.Milt and his deputy, Clara Ray, follow what they can touch and prove: tool marks on steel, grease on a rail, a backdated weld receipt, phantom "safety bonuses" in a payroll ledger, and a camera that just happens to go dark. Every clue points higher than a roughneck with a temper. To solve Jared's murder, Milt will have to walk a tight line between the law he swore to uphold and the community that raised him-and confront a safety manager who treats one "bad fall" as the cost of doing business. A roughneck dies on a derrick under a clear winter sky, and the company calls it an accident. Sheriff Milt Kingston sees tool marks, a backdated weld, and a careful man who'd been taking notes on "safety bonuses." This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781972052013
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