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When a devastating accident ends Silas Tucker's football career in an instant, coming home to Cross Rivers, North Carolina means walking straight into a war he never trained for.
Warner Bros. is developing The Country Road Murders for television, with JJ Abrams' Bad Robot and James Patterson Entertainment teaming up with The Blacklist showrunner John Eisendrath.
Rent new hardcover on Trove: $12.00 - Each rental copy can be rented for 30 days. If you love the book and decide to keep it, the remaining balance applies.
Buy new hardcover on Trove: $30.00
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About the book:
Silas Tucker was headed straight for NFL stardom—until a shocking accident ends his football career overnight. Humbled but never defeated, he returns to Cross Rivers, North Carolina, the small hometown he thought he'd left for good.
Back on his family's struggling farm, Silas reconnects with the people who shaped him, including Taylor McCarter Webb, his best friend in the world, now married and building her own life. But Cross Rivers still holds an old wound: his father was murdered here years ago, and no one ever found out why.
When a ruthless crime network known as the Southern Mafia tightens its grip on the town, Silas is pulled into a battle far bigger than anything he faced on the field. Drugs, trafficking, and murder run through the roots of the community he loves.
From James Patterson and Mike Lupica comes a blistering thriller about loyalty, family, and the price of coming home—one that proves you never ride these country roads alone, or in the dead of night.
You love sports thrillers where the stakes go far beyond the game.
You're drawn to small-town stories where old secrets refuse to stay buried.
You want a fast-paced read fueled by loyalty, family, and betrayal.
You enjoyed The House of Wolves, Friday Night Lights, or Harlan Coben's Myron Bolitar mysteries.
You root for the hometown hero forced to fight for the people and place he loves.
Pre-release readers are calling it fast-paced, nostalgic, and twisty:
Early readers describe The Country Road Murders as a fast-paced summer thriller with just enough twists to keep the pages turning.
Others say it captures the same full-throated hometown pride that had 65,000 fans singing along to "Take Me Home, Country Roads" at Super Bowl LIX.
Many are calling it a natural read-alike for fans of Friday Night Lights and Harlan Coben's Myron Bolitar series, thanks to its blend of sports drama and crime.
Reviewers praise its portrayal of small-town loyalty and family, powered by a hometown hero readers can't help but root for.
About the author:
James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time, an Edgar, ten-time Emmy, and Literarian Award–winning creator of beloved series including Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, and Maximum Ride, and has coauthored #1 bestselling novels and nonfiction with figures ranging from Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton to Viola Davis. His coauthor, Mike Lupica, is a National Sports Media Hall of Fame inductee and an award-winning columnist for the New York Daily News, as well as the author of 17 New York Times bestsellers.
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Title: The Country Road Murders: A Thriller
Author: James Patterson, Mike Lupica
On Sale Date: July 13, 2026
ISBN 13: 9780316599870
ISBN 10: 0316599875
Format: Hardcover
Retail Price: $30.00 USD
BISAC: Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense (+2)
Page Count: 416 pages
Dimensions: 9.7 in H x 6.5 in W x 1.4 in T
Weight: 1.3 lb
When a devastating accident ends Silas Tucker's football career in an instant, coming home to Cross Rivers, North Carolina means walking straight into a war he never trained for.
Warner Bros. is developing The Country Road Murders for television, with JJ Abrams' Bad Robot and James Patterson Entertainment teaming up with The Blacklist showrunner John Eisendrath.
Rent new hardcover on Trove: $12.00 - Each rental copy can be rented for 30 days. If you love the book and decide to keep it, the remaining balance applies.
Buy new hardcover on Trove: $30.00
____________________________________________
About the book:
Silas Tucker was headed straight for NFL stardom—until a shocking accident ends his football career overnight. Humbled but never defeated, he returns to Cross Rivers, North Carolina, the small hometown he thought he'd left for good.
Back on his family's struggling farm, Silas reconnects with the people who shaped him, including Taylor McCarter Webb, his best friend in the world, now married and building her own life. But Cross Rivers still holds an old wound: his father was murdered here years ago, and no one ever found out why.
When a ruthless crime network known as the Southern Mafia tightens its grip on the town, Silas is pulled into a battle far bigger than anything he faced on the field. Drugs, trafficking, and murder run through the roots of the community he loves.
From James Patterson and Mike Lupica comes a blistering thriller about loyalty, family, and the price of coming home—one that proves you never ride these country roads alone, or in the dead of night.
You love sports thrillers where the stakes go far beyond the game.
You're drawn to small-town stories where old secrets refuse to stay buried.
You want a fast-paced read fueled by loyalty, family, and betrayal.
You enjoyed The House of Wolves, Friday Night Lights, or Harlan Coben's Myron Bolitar mysteries.
You root for the hometown hero forced to fight for the people and place he loves.
Pre-release readers are calling it fast-paced, nostalgic, and twisty:
Early readers describe The Country Road Murders as a fast-paced summer thriller with just enough twists to keep the pages turning.
Others say it captures the same full-throated hometown pride that had 65,000 fans singing along to "Take Me Home, Country Roads" at Super Bowl LIX.
Many are calling it a natural read-alike for fans of Friday Night Lights and Harlan Coben's Myron Bolitar series, thanks to its blend of sports drama and crime.
Reviewers praise its portrayal of small-town loyalty and family, powered by a hometown hero readers can't help but root for.
About the author:
James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time, an Edgar, ten-time Emmy, and Literarian Award–winning creator of beloved series including Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, and Maximum Ride, and has coauthored #1 bestselling novels and nonfiction with figures ranging from Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton to Viola Davis. His coauthor, Mike Lupica, is a National Sports Media Hall of Fame inductee and an award-winning columnist for the New York Daily News, as well as the author of 17 New York Times bestsellers.
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Title: The Country Road Murders: A Thriller
Author: James Patterson, Mike Lupica
On Sale Date: July 13, 2026
ISBN 13: 9780316599870
ISBN 10: 0316599875
Format: Hardcover
Retail Price: $30.00 USD
BISAC: Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense (+2)
Page Count: 416 pages
Dimensions: 9.7 in H x 6.5 in W x 1.4 in T
Weight: 1.3 lb
