LARRY SWEAZY. The Coyote Tracker. Berkley. $6.99, www.us.penguingroup.com.
Fifth in the Josiah Wolfe, Texas Rangers series is a radical departure from the first four novels. Just when Josiah has finally been accepted back into the Rangers after a forced hiatus, his friend and fellow Ranger, Scrap Elliot, is arrested for allegedly murdering a prostitute, and all signs point to a hanging. Exciting, fast-moving tale.