The Outcasts

A taut, thrilling adventure story about buried treasure, a manhunt, and a woman determined to make a new life for herself in the old west.

It's the 19th century on the Gulf Coast, a time of opportunity and lawlessness. After escaping the Texas brothel where she'd been a virtual prisoner, Lucinda Carter heads for Middle Bayou to meet her lover, who has a plan to make them both rich, chasing rumors of a pirate's buried treasure.

Meanwhile, Nate Cannon, a young Texas policeman with a pure heart and a strong sense of justice, is on the hunt for a ruthless killer named McGill who has claimed the lives of men, women, and even children across the frontier.

Who -- if anyone -- will survive when their paths finally cross? As Lucinda and Nate's stories converge, guns are drawn, debts are paid, and Kathleen Kent delivers an unforgettable portrait of a woman who will stop at nothing to make a new life for herself.

Author: Kathleen Kent
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 09/24/2013
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.31lbs
Size: 9.56h x 6.26w x 1.15d
ISBN: 9780316206129

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 05/01/2013 pg. 59
Library Journal 07/01/2013 pg. 73
Publishers Weekly 09/02/2013
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2013 pg. 12
Shelf Awareness 10/04/2013
BookPage 10/01/2013
Library Journal 05/01/2013

About the Author
Kathleen Kent is the author of the Edgar Award-nominated The Dime, as well as the bestselling historical novels The Heretic's Daughter, The Traitor's Wife, and The Outcasts. Kent lives in Dallas, TX.