Synopses & Reviews
From the USA Today bestselling author of Scalpers comes a tale of gunslinging adventure in the Old West. Arizona Territory Ranger Sam Burrack is sent to retrieve the sheriff of Big Silver, Arizona, and escort him to Yuma. Sheriff Sheppard Stone once saved the life of Territory Judge Albert Long, but the judge has heard stories of Stone turning into a reckless drunkstories that are confirmed when Burrack rides into town.
Holed up in his office on a days-long whiskey bender, Stone has been terrifying the townsfolk and firing bullets into the street. Getting him sober is no easy task, but once they hit the trail, Burrack learns of the sheriffs deadly enemies, which is sobering news indeed.
As Stone dries out, Burrack begins to see the man he used to be. The only question is whether Stone will live long enough to be that man again.
Review
“A storyteller in the best tradition of the Old West.”—Golden Spur Award-Winning Author Matt Braun “One of the best Western writers today.”—Western Horseman “Authentic Old West detail and dialogue.”—Wild West Magazine “[Cottons] works incorporate…pace and plot in a language that ranges from lyric beauty to macabre descriptions of bestial savagery.”—Wade Hall, The Louisville Courier-Journal
Review
Praise for Ralph Cotton “Authentic Old West detail and dialogue.”—Wild West Magazine
“A storyteller in the best tradition of the Old West.”—Golden Spur Award-Winning Author Matt Braun
“One of the best Western writers today.”—Western Horseman
Synopsis
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON Arizona Territory Ranger Sam Burrack rides the border badlands to Iron Point hoping to capture Ozzie Cord, a mercenary who killed a sheriff back in Mesa Grande. Cord escaped jail once, but wont get away this time...
But as Sam nears his prey, the trail of scalped bodies makes it clear that someone else has a vendetta. By all appearances, Turner Big Foot” Pridemore, leader of the scalpers, has gained major footing in Iron Point. Hes driven away the desert Apaches and ousted the law. But hes missing one thing: his son, Fox...
Not satisfied living in his fathers shadow, Fox has allied himself with Ozzie Cord and is staging his own bloody rampage. Now, Sam must walk a fine line between the law and the lawless to make sure he gets his manand cuts Big Foot and his son down to size.
About the Author
Ralph Cotton is a former ironworker, second mate on a commercial barge, teamster, horse trainer, and lay minister with the Lutheran church.