Wanted Sam Bass (A Great Western Detective League Case) - Softcover

Colt, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1410483711 ISBN 13: 9781410483713

Publisher: Wheeler Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

When Sam Bass and his colorful associates orchestrate a series of stage and train robberies in 1877, bounty hunter Briscoe Cane pursues the gang before finding himself in an ultimate showdown with Pinkerton agent Beau Longstreet.

About this title

From the Author

Wanted Sam Bass is the first book in a new series and something of a departure from my long novels. Most of my writing involves historical dramatizations, often featuring some little known or overlooked aspect of an otherwise familiar character or event. This series has one of those unexpected historical roots. People who study western history know of the Pinkerton Detective Agency. Few people know Pinkerton had a competitor. The Rocky Mountain Detective Association operated across the west in the latter nineteenth century. The Great Western Detective League series is loosely based on that organization. Some stories have an historical spine, like Sam Bass. Others fictionalize crimes actual or imagined. What the series delivers is a colorful cast of characters who compete to solve high profile cases. As was the case with Pinkerton, women play roles in these stories that go beyond the traditional western 'damsel in distress'.

About the Author

Paul Colt's analytical insight, investigative research and genuine horse sense bring history to life. His characters walk off the pages of history in a style that blends Jeff Shaara's historical dramatizations with Robert B. Parker's gritty dialog. Paul's Boots and Saddles: A Call to Glory received the Marilyn Brown Novel Award, presented by Utah Valley University for excellence in unpublished work prior to its release in 2013. His Grasshoppers in Summer, received Finalist recognition in the Western Writers of America 2009 Spur Awards. Paul's work in western literature gives creative expression to a life long love of the west. He gets his boots dirty researching a story, whenever possible from the back of a horse.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wheeler Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1410483711
• ISBN 13: 9781410483713
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 328