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The greed and audacity of the Santa Fe Ring seems to know no bounds. How many good people will die in the effort to turn the tide of their relentless land-grabbing In another tense showdown, this time in a courtroom, Jared Delaney faces off against the arrogant and malicious Bill Chapman and his hired killer, Daughtry. Sheriff Nathan Averill faces a crisis of confidence as his skills as a lawman wane with his advancing age, and then in the time of Cimarrn's greatest need, he vanishes. Right and wrong, honesty and justice ... are these just empty words Can the men and women of Cimarrn make one more stand And even if they prevail, what will be left of their way of life as the world changes around them Although the characters in this novel are fictitious, the events that take place are based on historical fact.
About the Author
Jim Jones lives in Albuquerque, NM with his wife and two dogs, Jessie and Colter. In addition to being a Western novelist, he is also an award-winning Western singer/songwriter (Academy of Western Artists 2008 Male Vocalist of the Year, New Mexico Music Awards 2009 Western Song of the Year) who performs at festivals, coffeehouses and other venues throughout the West. Rustler's Moon, Jim's first novel, was a finalist in two categories for the 2009 New Mexico Book Awards, Best Historical Fiction and Best First Book. His novel, Colorado Moon, is the second in the Jared Delaney trilogy and was published in 5/11. It won the Western Music Association's 2011 Award for Outstanding Western Book. Jim creates gripping Old West characters about whom readers in the 21st century can care deeply. They struggle with tough economic times and corrupt government officials...wait, that's going on right now! Guess what, it was happening then, too. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Jim is a proud member of both the Western Writers of America and the Western Music Association. Although he writes about cattle rustling, Jim has never rustled cattle.
