In the stark Nevada landscape of the 1950s, A Small Disturbance on the Far Horizon explores the aftermath of a murder through the intertwined lives of three individuals. Tom Lang, a deputy sheriff, finds solace in a secret affair with Ettie Calvert, the wife of his overbearing partner, Ronnie. Their lives unravel when Adam Ott, a troubled teenager, impulsively murders Ronnie, setting off a harrowing chain of events that culminates in a deadly pursuit through the rugged mountains. Against the backdrop of the country's nuclear bomb tests, which ominously shadow the narrative, Tom, Ettie, and Adam each wrestle with their choices and seek redemption from the haunting consequences that relentlessly pursue them.

WHY WE PICKED IT
Because it’s a lean, heat-hazed noir set in 1950s Nevada, where the real violence isn’t only the crime, it’s the slow corrosion of loyalty, desire, and reputation in a small community. It reads like a moral weather report: one bad decision, then another, and the horizon keeps getting closer.

• Author: Richard Babcock
• Publisher: Pact Press
• Publication date: July 15, 2025
• Format: Paperback
• ISBN/EAN: 1646036093 / 9781646036097
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