Bullets and Lies (A Talbot Roper Novel)

A Mission for Dignity

When former Pinkerton Talbot Roper receives a job offer from an ailing Civil War veteran whose Medal of Honor is about to be revoked, he agrees to help his fellow serviceman. Some believe that Howard Westover’s medal was undeserved, but Roper is determined to track down the men who served with him and get their signed affidavits to prove that his Medal of Honor was earned…

But Roper’s journey is soon derailed when he discovers that two of his contacts are already dead—one hanged twenty years ago, one murdered minutes before his arrival. The men who served with Westover are being hunted down, and Roper’s increasingly dangerous investigation earns him the next spot on the hit list. Aware that someone has been lying to him, Roper can stay one step ahead of the assassin. But the question remains: Will his quick wit be enough to save him from the line of fire and secure a dying man’s legacy?

Robert J. Randisi has written more than 400 westerns, including the long running Gunsmith series as J.R. Roberts. He has also created the Tracker, Angel Eyes, Mountain Jack Pike, Bounty Hunter, Ryder, Lancaster, The Gamblers and Sons of Daniel Shaye series. All told, he is the author of 550 books, 54 short stories and the editor of 30 anthologies. He has also edited a Writer’s Digest book, Writing the Private Eye Novel. In 1982 he founded the Private Eye Writers of America, and created the Shamus Award. In 1985 he co-founded Mystery Scene Magazine and the American Crime Writer’s League, all with Ed Gorman.