The sun has finally set on the violent hellstorm that fell on Dover
Station, Montana, like a scourge. But when disaster returns, it falls to
a lawman armed with a fistful of vengeance to make things right once
more . . .
THE BURDEN OF THE BADGE
At long last, U.S. Marshal Aaron Mackey and Deputy Billy Sunday will see
crime baron James Grant and his kill-crazy cronies stand trial for the
mayhem and suffering they unleashed on the people of Dover Station. But
as Montana Territory's statehood is approaching, murdering devils like
Grant can no longer be tolerated in positions of political power.
Or can they? Montana's capital of Helena follows its own set of
laws--laws that not only set Grant free, but give peacekeeping authority
to a sadistic murdering gunslinger like Colonel Warren Bell, Mackey's
commanding officer during the war. The city's leaders prefer keeping
killers like Grant and Bell under their thumbs.
Mackey knows there's no controlling these bloodthirsty madmen. And if
they think they're above the law, then Mackey and Billy will just have
to appoint themselves judge, jury, and executioners . . .
"The pace, from the opening pages to the final satisfying end, is
unrelenting. An exceptional western novel."
--Historical Novels Review on Where the Bullets Fly
"A captivating western . . . the setting is harsh and evocative; the
villain is sufficiently slimy and scheming; and even the violence is
gratifying."
**--**Booklist, STARRED review on Dark Territory
