The Lawless Land
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"Dusty Richards writes with the flavor of the real West."ย โElmer Kelton
IN 1880, ARIZONA TERRITORY WAS AN OUTLAW'S PARADISE.
The gunmen rode hard along the border, pillaging and murdering their way to plunder and wealth. Guided by a powerful landowner and his vicious outlaw captain, the Border Gang was organized, mean, and armed to the teeth. In Prescott, the governor knew Arizona's sheriffs couldn't stop the chaosโand statehood was in peril. Then a military man named Bowen stepped in with a plan: find a few good men, call them marshals, and send them after the Border Gang.
THEN THE LAW STRUCK BACK WITH A MAN NAMED MAYES.
Sam T. Mayes, a soldier turned Denver detective, is Bowen's first and only choice. Now Mayesโaccompanied by an alcoholic army scout, a wanted man, and a fierce native womanโmust ride against the cutthroat gang. Mayes' job is to put the killยญers behind barsโor put them in the ground. His reward: the first-ever badge to be worn by a U.S. Territorial Marshal...
"Gritty, fast-paced...a classic Western." โW. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear, authors ofย People of the Mist on The Lawless Land
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Dusty Richards is the author of more than fifty Western novels written under both his own name and pseudonyms. He spent his youth in Arizona and has worked as a rancher, auctioneer, rodeo announcer, and TV anchor. Since retiring, he and his wife Pat have done extensive research on the Old West, accumulating a vast library of historical books, diaries, and papers.
