Bad Lands by C. J. Box

I hate reading books out of order but this did well as a stand-alone.  Cassie is a cop and she moves to North Dakota for a new job.   She finds minimal acceptance except for her femininity.   Her new town is overrun by men drawn to the local oil boom.   Women are far and few between.  The police department has grown dramatically to deal with the old west mentality.  All those men with little to do bring a criminal element to take advantage of the situation.   The ensuing drug problem and the possibility of a dirty cop is Cassie's job.

Box does a good job portraying a task-driven special needs kid in the story.   I found myself chilled due to both the weather and the plot.  

This is the second in a series and this four-book series is a follow-up to a two-book series that preceded it.   The new ABC drama Big Sky is based on the series.

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