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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 drunk - stories 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 sheriff's deadly enemies, which is sobering news indeed. As Stone dries out, Burrack begins to see the man he used to be.
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Over the years I have coined myself "The World's Most Famous Unknown Author." I write Classic Western and Modern Crime fiction. I have been an author now for some thirty-odd years, and still enjoy my profession. My publishers have been and still are St. Martin's Press; Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House, and most recently Cotton-Branch Publishing.) My jobs have been many. I am most proud of being a former Iron Worker, a Commercial Seaman / Second Mate. Teamster. Small Businessman and Lay Minister with the Lutheran Church Of America. I majored in Psychology. I learned to write via independent study and a long list of the Great American Authors whose work I continue to study with both awe and envy.
