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An Indie Next Title * An Indies Introduce Title * Long-listed for the 2015 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize "Impressive . . . [A] tough, honest novel by a surprisingly wise young writer." - Washington Post "A complex and powerful story - put Black River on the must-read list." - Seattle Times Wes Carver returns to his hometown - Black River, Montana - with two things: his wife's ashes and a letter from the parole board. The convict who once held him hostage during a prison riot is up for release. For years, Wes earned his living as a corrections officer and found his joy playing the fiddle. But the riot shook Wes's faith and robbed him of his music; now he must decide if his attacker should walk free. With "lovely rhythms, spare language, tenderness, and flashes of rage" (Los Angeles Review of Books) , S.