Incident At Twenty-Mile

The Story

After 15 years of silence, Trevanian, author of the bestsellers Shibumi, The Eiger Sanction, The Loo Sanction, and others, has returned with a brilliant foray into a new genre. Incident at Twenty Mile, set at the turn of the last century, is a thrilling blend of Treasure of the Sierra Madre and High Plains Drifter.Incident at Twenty Mile is a compelling story -- darker, dirtier, and more complex than the old dime store novels and hundreds of movies that mythologized the West, but packed with all of the satisfying thrills, chills, and improbable coincidences traditional in the genre.A young, mysterious stranger has arrived at Twenty Mile -- a fading town in the middle of nowhere. With a deft touch and stunning skill, Trevanian sets in motion a string of events that builds to one of the great showdowns in literature.A page-turning, compulsively readable novel, Incident at Twenty Mile also subtly explores the harsh truths and bitter lies behind the myths of American expansion. It is thatrare book -- greatly entertaining and disturbingly thought-provoking.