The Missing Patriarch
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Stuck in Santa Rosita waiting for his horse's hoof to heal, Clint Adams doesn't have much to do besides sit around and play poker. When one of his opponents turns out to be a sore loser, the Gunsmith has to use his shooting skills to resolve the issue. Clint thinks the matter is over, until a young boy who witnessed the fight asks for his help.
Jason McCall is ready to give up every cent he has in order to find his missing father, but Clint isn't about to take money from a twelve-year-old boy who's been raising three siblings on his own. Clint agrees to look for the McCall patriarch, but when he finds out that the missing man might be mixed up with ruthless outlaw Andy Donovan, he starts to wonder what he's gotten himself into...
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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.
