Description
Book SynopsisPaints the Old West in all its terrible glory, where desperadoes tangle with crooked detectives, bloodthirsty posses, and sultry seductresses. Throughout it all, the protagonist keeps up a breakneck speed, committing hundreds of crimes before his love for a treacherous woman and his own violent nature lead him to a fitting climax.
Trade ReviewEnthralling and intriguing. . . . Readers interested in crime drama and the history of the American West will find the book appealing."—Jerry D. Thompson, author of
Wrecked Lives and Lost Souls: Joe Lynch Davis and the Last of the Oklahoma OutlawsTable of Contents
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue. Shadow Man
Part One. Sowing the Wind
- Chapter 1. The Mortimer Gang in Virginia City
- Chapter 2. Mortimer at Large
- Chapter 3. The Wiggin Affair
- Chapter 4. Highwayman
- Chapter 5. Gilchrist's Scheme
- Chapter 6. Lovestruck
- Chapter 7. The Santa Cruz Treasury Job
- Chapter 8. Ringers
- Illustrations
Part Two. Reaping the Whirlwind
- Chapter 9. The Murder of Caroline Prenel
- Chapter 10. The Fall Guy
- Chapter 11. The Murder of Mary Gibson
- Chapter 12. Red-Handed
- Chapter 13. Captain Lees's Secret Plan
- Chapter 14. The Ides of March
- Chapter 15. Scalawag
- Chapter 16. The Far West
- Chapter 17. Thicker Than Water
- Chapter 18. Hanging Charley Flinn
- Epilogue. "Rather Have a Rattlesnake"
Glossary of Criminal Slang
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
