Synopses & Reviews
In this Lucas Fume Western from the Spur Award-winning author of Vengeance at Sundown, no man is truly free until he puts his pastand his enemiesto rest.
Lucas Fume has been exonerated of the murder charge that put him in prison seven years ago. But he isnt free yet. Not while his friend, former slave Zeke Henry, remains a fugitive wrongly accused of assaulting Senator Barlows daughter, Celia. Lucas wouldnt have his freedom or wealthlet alone his lifeif it werent for Zeke. And he knows that the only way to clear his friends name is to prove the identity of Celias true attacker: Senator Barlow himself.
Now Lucas has a plan to take on the powerful Senatorand his son John, aka Lanford Gripsonce and for all. The only question is whether it will lead to freedom or the end of a noose.
Review
"Larry D. Sweazy writes a lively blend of mystery, action, and historical realism."—John D. Nesbitt
"Sweazy has the rare and enviable ability to convey a balance of gripping action and weighty themes in a conversational manner...He's a natural storyteller, born to the task."—Matthew P. Mayo, author of Haunted Old West
"Larry D. Sweazy could well be a new star in the world of western fiction."—Western Fiction Review
Review
“This new series takes us into the heart of our nation and the hearts of the people who were carving it out.”—Nuvo.com
Praise for Spur Award-winning Author Larry D. Sweazy
“A new star in the world of Western fiction.”—Western Fiction Review
“A lively blend of mystery, action, and historical realism.”—John D. Nesbitt, Spur Award-winning author of Death at the Whistling Swan
“Raw, wild, and all too human.”—Johnny D. Boggs, Spur Award-winning author
Synopsis
Winner of the Spur Award for Best Mass Market Paperback
After a prostitute is murdered at the Easy Nickel saloon, Texas Ranger Josiah Wolfe finds his best friend, Scrap Elliot, in jail and wrongly accused. A strangely familiar horse and a mysterious code are the only clues Josiah has to prove his friend's innocence and save him from execution. Once a Yankee reporter gets involved, Josiah is led to Blanche Dumont's House of Pleasures, where he learns of a thieving, jail-broken accountant with strange ties to both the Easy Nickel and the town's wealthiest banker.
With a new railroad line blazing into town, everyone--especially the arrogant young sheriff--is determined to clean up Austin. Faced with the ticking clock of Scrap's impending trial, Josiah Wolfe must find out who it was that went one step too far.
About the Author
Larry D. Sweazy is the Spur Award- and Will Rogers Medallion Award-winning author of the Josiah Wolfe, Texas Ranger series, including Vengeance at Sundown, The Gila Wars, The Coyote Tracker, The Cougar's Prey, The Badger's Revenge, The Scorpion Trail, and The Rattlesnake Season. He is also the author of the modern-day thriller The Devil's Bones and short stories appearing in numerous fiction anthologies and literary publications.