PETER HOULAHAN

Fiction

The Curve of the Earth
A con man, teenage boy and a mysterious drifter girl cross into a dangerous Mexican border town and enter the terrifying world
of human trafficking.

The Cattle Train
A rancher and his young son come to the aid of a derailed cattle train and find themselves in a nightmarish scene of blood and death, both animal and human.

A Home on the River
A government official and a rural sheriff clash when brought together to confront a dangerous, rogue logger who has refused a government order to vacate his home.

Down River: A Novel
Over the course of a single summer,
four families in a quiet suburban neighborhood descend into the violent and sordid worlds of rape, murder, racial hate crime and child pornography.