Backtrack - Marc Cameron

Backtrack

By Marc Cameron

  • Release Date: 2026-07-28
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 874 Ratings

Description

A generations-old vendetta catches up to Deputy U.S. Marshal Arliss Cutter in a propulsive thriller about revenge and blood ties on the deceptively calm waters of Alaska’s Inside Passage.

1977. D Wayne Cutter is a former U.S. Army Green Beret, part-time horseshoer, and a full-time Texas deputy sheriff with a second grandchild on the way when a quiet Sunday morning ends in murder and a manhunt. The theft of five million dollars in diamonds from an armored truck leaves two guards dead, one outlaw tracked down and taken out by Cutter, and another, Ricky Lee Pink—two-hundred-forty pounds of teenage rage—sentenced to life. The diamonds were never recovered. And Pinky never forgot that heist gone violently wrong.

2026. Following in the righteous footsteps of his late grandfather, Deputy U.S. Marshal Arliss Cutter gets word that Pinky has been granted release. Nursing a grudge for decades, Pinky vows to avenge the murder of his criminal mentor and find the whereabouts of the stolen gems that he believes is a buried Cutter family secret. Boarding an Alaskan cruise ship, and joined by two miscreant cellmates and his penpal girlfriend, Pinky aims for Anchorge—home to his ultimate target: everyone Arliss holds near and dear. Arliss must move fast because Pinky has the edge. And he has the mind to make the last living Cutter pay.

Reviews

  • Back Track

    5
    By neccode
    Always extremely entertaining and engaging.
  • Enjoyable read

    4
    By G'Dad12
    Little hard to follow the different timelines, but colorful characters and good story
  • Back Track

    5
    By Bob H.
    I really enjoyed this book. It was good to learn more about Grumpy. Only down size was a couple points. In early books Grumpy worked for FWC out of Port Charlotte. In the book not only did they spell Ft. Myers wrong but had him working there and not for FWC but for Marine patrol which there isn’t a Florida marine patrol, thats done by the county sheriff . I know these are small details but the details mean a lot in these books to me
  • Backtrack

    5
    By JPB 9871
    Very, very well done. Arguably, his best Arles Cutter book so far,
  • Great book!

    5
    By Passwords everywhere
    Fun, interesting, fast paced, and heartwarming without being too sappy. I loved every minute of this book.
  • Perfect Title

    5
    By Papa Colada
    I will wait for next years adventurers of Arliss and Lola, but this was my favorite and perfect timing to get me caught up on Grumpy and Texas . My grandmother grew up on a homestead in Garner outside of Mineral Wells. These stories really have special meaning to me.
  • Backtrack

    5
    By TJ 0303
    I thoroughly enjoyed this book, the structure was like getting two books for the price of one. I look forward to reading the next one!
  • Exciting

    5
    By WGCJr
    Well written. Worth reading.
  • Great Read

    5
    By Famous659
    Very hard to put down once you start, the back story coming full circle at the end. Can’t wait for the next adventure.
  • Excellent Cutter book

    4
    By Mirage Flyer
    I thoroughly enjoyed the book.