The Far Empty

Set in the stark Texas borderlands, this gritty crime debut follows two young men—Caleb Ross, grappling with his mother's disappearance, and Chris Cherry, a returning sheriff's deputy—as they become entangled in uncovering dark secrets surrounding a skeletal discovery. Their investigation leads them to a feared local sheriff, revealing a web of violence and loss along the border. Told by a federal agent familiar with the region, this modern Western explores themes of escape and the shadows lurking in small-town life.