The Crazies

“Empire of Pain, but for the Wild West.” –Amazon Book Review, Editors’ Pick“A gripping tale of the struggle to preserve and exploit the American West, this riveting narrative reads like Yellowstone meets Matlock.” –Tom Clavin, #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of The Heart of Everything That Is“An absolutely wild ride through the untamed frontier of American culture. Gamerman brings alive the modern West in a breakneck story that’s outlandish but also almost mythically familiar. It turns out that the old fights over the nature of American freedom aren’t over.” –Christopher Leonard, New York Times bestselling author of The Lords of Easy Money“Like the ferocious winds that that roar down from the mountains and across the pains of central Montana, The Crazies has the power to leave you feeling walloped, whip-sawed, and wildly invigorated, all within the same breath. An epic tale of greed and resilience, this narrative that boasts all the page-turning compulsiveness of a true-to-life thriller.” –Kevin Fedarko, New York Times bestselling author of A Walk in the Park “Will drive readers to the book’s conclusion in a page-turning frenzy.” –New York Journal of Books“The Crazies has the sweep of The Grapes of Wrath and the storytelling power of Wallace Stegner’s The Big Rock Candy Mountain.” –Rinker Buck, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Oregon Trail“Excellent. A timely telling of change and inequality in the American West with reporting I trust, characters I’m drawn to, and writing that sparkles.” –Anna Sale, host of the podcast Death, Sex & Money and author of Let’s Talk About Hard Things“A fascinating page turner that would make a tremendous TV series. In a majestic Montana setting, a hard-headed cattleman, a high-rolling Vegas lawyer, a slew of fantastically entitled billionaires, a Native American activist, and other larger-than-life characters become embroiled in a battle royale over wind power.” –Richard Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Dispatches from Pluto“A fascinating story about the new energy economy. If you want to understand why change does–or doesn’t–happen in America, read The Crazies.” –Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction“An astonishing feat of reporting and storytelling, in the tradition of courtroom classics like A Civil Action. Highly recommended!” –Nate Blakeslee, New York Times bestselling author of American Wolf

Amy Gamerman has written about real estate and culture for The Wall Street Journal for more than two decades. The Crazies is her first book.