Dean Dillon just acquired the biggest riverboat ever made, and he wants his good friend Clint Adams, better known as the Gunsmith, aboard for the maiden voyage Clint goes along for the ride, but given Dean’s checkered past—and the boat's considerable weight—he can't help wondering if this latest venture will sink or swim.
Setting out from New Orleans. Clint gets his answer soon enough. A mysterious fire takes the boat under—putting crew, cargo, and a couple of young damsels in peril—and the Gunsmith is ready to sink a few bullets into whoever is behind it...
J.R. Roberts (Robert J. Randisi) is an American author who writes in the Detective and Western genres. He has authored more than 500 published books and has edited more than 30 anthologies of short stories. Booklist magazine said he "may be the last of the pulp writers."
He co-founded and edited Mystery Scene magazine and co-founded the American Crime Writers League. He founded The Private Eye Writers of America in 1981, where he created the Shamus Award.