The Pale-Faced Lie

<p><strong>WINNER OF THE SPUR AWARD FOR BEST WESTERN FIRST NONFICTION BOOK • FINALIST FOR THE SPUR AWARD FOR BEST WESTERN CONTEMPORARY NONFICTION • IPPY SILVER AWARD FOR BEST MEMOIR •</strong> <strong>NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARD FOR BEST MEMOIR (OVERCOMING ADVERSITY)</strong></p><p><strong>A violent ex-con forces his son to commit crimes in this unforgettable memoir about family and survival</strong></p><p><strong>Cinematically gripping.--<em>Kirkus Reviews</em></strong></p><p>Growing up on the Navajo Indian Reservation David Crow and his siblings idolized their dad a self-taught Cherokee who loved to tell his children about his World War II feats. But as time passed David discovered the other side of Thurston Crow the ex-con with his own code of ethics that justified cruelty violence lies--even murder. Intimidating David with beatings Thurston coerced his son into doing his criminal bidding. David's mom too mentally ill to care for her children couldn't protect him.</p><p>Through sheer determination and with the help of a few angels along the way David managed to get into college and achieve professional success. When he finally found the courage to refuse his father's criminal demands he unwittingly triggered a plot of revenge that would force him into a deadly showdown with Thurston Crow. David would have only twenty-four hours to outsmart his father-the brilliant psychotic man who bragged that the three years he spent in the notorious San Quentin State Prison had been the easiest time of his life.</p><p>Raw and palpable <em>The Pale-Faced Lie</em> is an inspirational story about the power of forgiveness and the strength of the human spirit.</p>