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A band of orphan avengers. A cursed stone. A horde of zombie outlaws.This is Keech Blackwood's new life after Bad Whiskey Nelson descends upon the Home for Lost Causes and burns it to the ground.With his home destroyed and his family lost, Keech will have to use the lessons he learned from Pa Abner to hunt down the powerful Char Stone. Luckily, he has the help of a ragtag team of orphans. Together, they'll travel through treacherous forests, fight off the risen dead, and discover that they share mysterious bonds as they search for the legendary stone. Now it's a race against the clock, because if Bad Whiskey finds the stone first ... all is lost.But Keech and the other orphans won't hesitate. Because they're more than just heroes.They're Lost Causes.



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Brad McLelland

Born and raised in Arkansas, Brad McLelland spent several years working as a crime journalist in the South before earning his MFA in creative writing from Oklahoma State University, where he met his writing partner, Louis Sylvester. Brad's short stories have appeared in numerous journals and magazines across the U.S., and his work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. A part-time drummer and singer, Brad lives in Oklahoma with his wife, stepdaughter, a mini-Aussie who gives hugs, and a chubby cat who begs for ham. Legends of the Lost Causes is his first novel. Brad is represented by Brooks Sherman of Janklow & Nesbit.



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