“I’m free and I don’t know how to act,” Bud Baker says after he’s rousted from his prison cell and seated on a bus in the middle of the night. He aims to make his way to Alaska, where he has a cabin and childhood memories, but he lingers in a sleepy Oregon town after falling for the beautiful Jo Jo Summers. She tells him the t... ragic story of an addict whose baby was stolen at birth. When she asks Bud to return the boy to his birth mother, he refuses – until she reveals that the woman is her sister. Bud risks his newfound freedom by reverting to his criminal ways, expecting a manhunt. But he’s already being hunted – by demons from his past.
William Dean tells an unforgettable story, thrilling yet tender, about a would-be righteous criminal driven by love.read more
I'd have loved to meet Bud again. The real Bud, who inspired the book and became its protagonist. Unfortunately, he died before I had the chance. I think he would have enjoyed Dangerous Freedom.
BIOGRAPHY WILLIAM DEAN is a former award-winning investigative journalist. He is the author of four suspense novels: The Have-Nots, Militia Men, Dangerous Freedom and The Ghosts We Know.
He lives in Astoria, Oregon, where he also writes about craft beer and listens to the barking sea lions. They always make him smile... .read more
