The Silent Deputy
About this ebook
The Gunsmith is being followed— but so far, his stalker hasn't shown any sign that he's got a mind to kill. Clint Adams has no clue as to the young man's identity or motive, so the only thing killing him for the moment is his own curiosity.
Clint's chance to lay low turns calamitous when a saloon in Labyrinth, Texas, is robbed, leaving two dead and one wounded. Suddenly the Gunsmith finds himself acting as sheriff, and there's a mysterious stranger keen on playing the role of his new deputy...
About the author
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.
