Ride with Me, Mariah Montana

336 pp. In this conclusion to the McCaskill trilogy, moody widower Jickyes, JICK, his feisty photographer daughter, Mariah, and her ex-husband, Riley, celebrate Montana's 1989 centennial by criss-crossing the state in a Winnebago. Doig 'displays a masterful skill in depicting the American West which few writers match,' said PW. 'This entertaining ramble blends travelogue, family drama, history and newspaper lore.'