hen the CIA comes knocking, asking ex-Texas Ranger Jeremiah Spur for a favor, he's not all that interested in helping. Not until the agent lets slip that the man asking for his assistance specifically requested Jeremiah, but won't say why. Reluctantly he agrees to the job, traveling from his quiet ranch in tiny Brenham, Texas, to the big city—Austin—in order to investigate the disappearance of an accountant, who vanished along with $10 million of his boss's money.

At the same time, Deputy Sheriff Clyde Thomas—a black man in a rural Texas jurisdiction who worked with Jeremiah on the last murder case to hit Brenham—is looking into the shooting deaths of a local drug dealer and his girlfriend, a violent and nasty crime for the usually quiet town. Clyde's working theory is that it's a turf war for drug territory, but there are a lot of questions. It seems unlikely that Captain Spur's case and Deputy Thomas's case are related. But in all things criminal, even in sleepy Brenham, Texas, things are rarely what they seem.

Explosive, sharp, taut, and atmospheric, SCARED MONEY, the second novel to feature Jeremiah and Clyde after the acclaimed The Night of the Dance will keep you riveted from first page to last!

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Reviews

A corpse-laden reunion for Deputy Clyde Thomas and retired Texas Ranger Jeremiah Spur...a new round of surprises, betrayals, and homicides. Every step forward seems to land both investigators in even deeper trouble... "A thing can only be what it is," maintains stalwart Jeremiah—the most deceptive motto imaginable for this oversized, shape-shifting slice of action/mystery/suspense.
— Kirkus Reviews

Hime sets 'em up and knocks 'em down with élan in this edgy thriller — sophisticated enough to sprawl from the cafes of Vienna to the alleys of Brenham without skipping a beat.
— Texas Monthly

James Hime's novels are as Texas as a squashed armadillo by the side of the road, but lots more fun. His second, fast-paced whodunit featuring retired Texas Ranger Jeremiah Spur and Deputy Sheriff Clyde Thomas speaks with a twang and brings a sleepy place called Brenham to life. Hime's dialogue is the best reason to read him - he's got Texas talk of various flavors dancing on the page...[his] terrific writing and great ear for the language keeps you reading about his wonderful characters.
— Rocky Mountain News