Small Moving Parts [Paperback]

Foreword ReviewsStarred Review

The world is a complicated place with lots of small moving parts. When someone moves one part just a little, it causes all the other parts to move in ways we cant see coming.

Two men. One young, one old. Complete strangers who have made the same ultimate decisionthat their lives are not worth living and it is time to take fate into their own hands. When their stories intersect on a single fateful night in West Texas, the ensuing friendship takes them down a perilous road neither imagined possible. As they contend with the police, horse thieves, and murderers, the two men forge an unbreakable bond, and together they discover that they each might have something to live for after all. Full of cowboy common sense that spans generations, SMALL MOVING PARTS explores the simplicities and complexities of love in its many forms and how a rare and remarkable friendship can change everything.

Nothing much grew in Bufort, Texas, but a few things did.

Harley and Dodger are captivating, and the novels supporting characters are equally well drawn. Harley and Dodgers interdependence builds slowly and beautifully as they saunter on horseback, attempt to outwit rifle-toting killers, and engage in conversations replete with Harleys prudent aphorisms and Dodgers wide-eyed inquisitiveness. From the novels gripping opening, in which Harley holds a pistol to his head, to its bittersweet afterword, when the full arc of the characters lives is revealed, Jacksons novel is an emotive, atmospheric, and memorable tour de force. It is not to be missed. - AMY O'LOUGHLINForewordStarred Review

You'll be torn between not wanting it to end, and page turning at an increasing gallop. Congratulations, D.B. Jackson, another winner! - Mark Lovell

Jackson is a realist about philosophy of life so his stories live with opposites and the set paths we all live. He writes of peace and confrontló