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Book SynopsisWINNER OF THE 2023 SPUR AWARD FOR BEST PAPERBACK WESTERN!
The first in a bold, new, gun-blazing Western series for fans of Patrick DeWitt's The Sisters Brothers and Little Big Man by Thomas Guthrie.In this razor-sharp Western debut, reformed outlaw Carson Stone stakes his claim in the untamed, bloody Idaho Territory -- only to find himself trapped in a bullet-riddled nightmare he may not walk away from . . . Former thief and wanted man Carson Stone dreams of a peaceful life on a ranch built by his own hands, but dreams don’t always come without a steep price. To earn a stake, Carson rides west to collect the reward on a claim-jumper. The land is beautiful, but times are hard as the territory is ravaged by the latest Indian war and a mining boom gone bust.
When Stone steps in to defend a family ambushed by murdering marauders, he makes a terrif