The Trackers

From the New York Times bestselling author of Cold Mountain and Varina,a stunning new novel that paints a vivid portrait of life in the Great Depression Hurtling past the downtrodden communities of Depression-era Americapainter Val Welch travels westward to the rural town of DawesWyoming. Through a stroke of luckhe’s landed a New Deal assignment to create a mural representing the region for their new Post Office. A wealthy art lover named John Long and his wife Eve have agreed to host Val at their sprawling ranch. Rumors and intrigue surround the couple: Eve left behind an itinerant life riding the rails and singing in a western swing band. Long holds shady political aspirationsbut was once a WWI sniper–and his right hand is a mysterious elder cowboya vestige of the violent old west. Val quickly finds himself entranced by their lives. One dayEve flees home with a valuable painting in towand Long recruits Val to hit the road with a mission of tracking her down. Journeying from ramshackle Hoovervilles to San Francisco nightclubs to the swamps of FloridaVal’s search for Eve narrowsand he soon turns up secrets that could spark formidable changes for all of them. In The Trackerssingular American writer Charles Frazier conjures up the lives of everyday people during an extraordinary period of history that bears uncanny resemblance to our own. With the keen perceptions of humanity and transcendent storytelling that have made him beloved for decadesFrazier has created a powerful and timeless new classic.