Scoundrel in the Thick

A National Indie Excellence Award finalist from the author of Martin's Way that Reedsycalls, "A fast-paced, panoramic page-turner....perfect for a wide-screen epic movie."

COLORADO, 1882. When his best friend's fiancée is kidnapped, an unlikely hero must battle robber barons, bandit gangs, the US Cavalry, and Cheyenne warriors to bring her home. Along the way he will also have to foil a plot to steal a country.

Civil war hero and adventurer Thomas Scoundrel didn't expect the search to be easy. He also didn't expect to be beaten and tossed into a desert ravine by a powerful cattle baron, tortured and held captive in an Indian village, or pursued for weeks by dozens of hired guns. No matter where he turns, he is in the thick of it, and his life is on the line. 

Scoundrel in the Thick is packed with unforgettable characters, heart-pounding action, spectacular locations, buckets of humor- and plenty of dynamite. 

Praise for Scoundrel in the Thick
Goodreads proclaims, "Historical fiction done right, and one of our favorite reads of the year." 

"Right up there with the best of the best. Fans of Colleen McCullough, Bernard Cornwell, James Michener, and Ken Follett will enjoy this book. From beautiful scenic descriptions to three-dimensional characters acting on a really big stage, O'Hagan delivers what we want to experience in a book on every single page. Highest recommendation." BookQuest

"I've not read anything this satisfying since Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove. Rip-roaring & relentless, this masterful page-turner marks author O'Hagan as the King of the Wild Frontier." Sean Moor / Gatsby Books 

"Scoundrel in the Thick is a rollicking ride that represents historical novel writing at its best." Midwest Book Review

B.R. attended Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, CA. He went to UCLA as an undergraduate and graduate student and taught history for several years before going to work in film and television. He did series development for two Hollywood studios, and was a script-doctor for a host of Los Angeles-based film and TV writers before returning to his native Oregon, where he purchased a 19th century farmhouse at the literal 'end' of a graveled country road. It was there, surrounded by thousands of acres of old-growth forest 20 miles from the nearest small town, that B.R. began the next phase of his writing career.He developed a reputation as one of the leading ghostwriters in the nation, and over a two-decade period he wrote for more than a dozen Fortune 100 CEOs and a number of national political figures, university presidents, entertainment figures, jurists, and retired senior military officers. In all, B.R. has ghost-authored 24 published books, including several national bestsellers. In addition, he has authored more than a hundred articles and opinion pieces for clients that have appeared in national and international publications including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, MONEY, Newsweek, Forbes, The Economist, The Financial Times, and dozens of other publications.In 2019, B.R. began the move from ghost-writing to producing his own works. He published the novel Martin's Way, the family Christmas book, Jonathan Marvel's Christmas Pockets, and 7 Prologues, a compilation of introductory pieces he did for books about some of his subjects. B.R. lives in the Willamette Valley, where he writes in a converted barn in the pasture behind his home, just minutes from some of the finest pinot noir vineyards in the world.