Award-winning, critically acclaimed author Terrence McCauley has
drawn comparisons to Elmore Leonard for his skilled writing of
traditional historical Westerns with a crime fiction soul. Now he brings
his signature historical accuracy, three-dimensional characters, and
non-stop, adrenaline-fueled action to the first in a brand new series
featuring Jeremiah Halstead. He may be the newest Deputy Marshal in the
Montana Territory, but it doesn't take long for him to find himself in a
mess of trouble...
"Blood on the Trail is one action-packed, western . . . and Jeremiah
Halstead is a lawdog to fog the outlaw trail with!" --Peter Brandvold,
author of The Cost of Dying
****Silver Cloud, Montana. A mining town welcome to all seeking to make
their fortune. And a place where a lawman has to watch his back before
some hardcase empties his pistol into it.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Jeremiah Halstead is escorting notorious outlaw John
Hudson across the territory for trial when he's ambushed by a pack of
Hudson's men anxious to rescue their partner from his custody. Halstead
puts the blast on them, but outnumbered and outgunned, he has little
choice but to hole up in an old mining town known as Silver Cloud,
Montana. It's a place where he can keep a lock on his prisoner while
figuring out how to get past Hudson's gang alive.
But the folks in Silver Cloud are none too happy playing host to the
lawman or his kill-crazy prisoner. Unable to trust the sheriff to back
his play, Halstead finds himself standing alone against Hudson's gang as
they slip into town, recruiting gunmen to help free their leader.
Except for Ed Zimmerman. He's spent his whole criminal life in John
Hudson's shadow. He wants Hudson dead and buried so he can become the
leader of the gang. And if he must, he'll put everyone in Silver Cloud
six feet under--including Deputy U.S. Marshal Halstead...
"McCauley's Westerns move at a pace that leaves readers sweating and
out of breath. Blood on the Trail is one wild, entertaining ride."
--Johnny D. Boggs
