Jake Silver Adventures

Jere D. James, the author of the popular six-book Jake Silver Adventure Series has written yet another fast-paced western that will keep readers spellbound. Featuring gunman Richard Moody, U.S. Marshal Jake Silver, and introducing upstart Deputy U.S. Marshal Daniel Cleary, James takes us on an action-packed ride through Arizona as Moody and Cleary track two notorious murderers, Floyd Baker and Jarvis McKinney, into Mexico.Inevitable showdowns result in San Felipe after Jake Silver arrives to rescue Moody and Cleary and meets his old nemesis Diego Fuentes. Surprises abound and bullets fly in this riveting Western.James does an excellent job of bringing this now seven-book series to a close, yet the author leaves tantalizing hints that the three popular heroes in these novels may continue to shoot up the West in future books.

In the 5th installment of the Jake Silver Adventure Series, Jere D. James creates yet another cast of outstanding characters - the villainous Jeremiah Atkinson, gunslinger Richard Moody, double-dealing private investigator Vincent Cooper, corrupt Governor Myers, Mexican desperado Diego Fuentes, and Deputy U.S. Marshal Jake Silver. This gripping tale takes readers into Mexico where two kidnapped women are in a desperate struggle to survive. Jake Silver and Richard Moody ride, sail, and shoot their way into the heart of Baja in a deadly search for the abducted women.

Author Jere D. James skillfully concludes the six-book Jake Silver Adventure Series with Gunslinger Justice, featuring Deputy U.S. Marshal Jake Silver, gunslinger Richard Moody, outlaw Diego Fuentes, and Apache Nantan Lupan. Set primarily in Mexico and Arizona, the brutal, action-packed Gunslinger Justice challenges Silver and Moody with life-changing personal and moral decisions.

The second book to feature Jake Silver had its publishing date brought forward due to demand, and like the first book, Saving Tom Black, this proves to be an excellent read too.Jere D. James has a wonderful talent for making the reader care about the people he writes about, even those who could be seen as the bad guys. The story's main character is a woman, Sophy. A woman with a heartbreaking past that sees her living with an evil man, a man she is saved from by an Apache.It is the relationship between Sophy and Nantan Lupan, the growing love between them, that brings forth the book's main message of racial prejudice and hypocrisy, the latter something Jake Silver will battle with as he fights to end this relationship before it goes too far, and if that means having to kill the Apache to do so then so be it, even if this also risks destroying his own bond with his sister Sophy.Having Jake Silver's sister in the story allows Jere D. James to fill in more about Silver's past, tell a little about his childhood and parents.As Silver attempts to return his sister to civilization he will find himself struggling with doubts about his own relationship with Betsy, his growing feelings of being trapped giving rise to an anger that will see him picking fights. When the Apache kidnaps Sophy the only way Nantan Lupan belives he can be with the woman Silver finds himself on a deadly hunt in the desert.Jere D. James packs this tale with exciting and gripping situations that grab the readers attention from the word go, making the book very difficult to put down before the end. And even as the tale comes to a close Jere D. James has one more surprise to spring, one that will have the reader very eager for the next book in the series, Canyon of Death, something that in my opinion can't come fast enough!Review by Steve Myall, Western Book Review

Jere D. James has done it again and has delivered yet another utterly riveting, action-packed Western novel. James' latest novel, High Country Killers, is the author's fourth book in the Jake Silver Adventure series, and some will say it's his best.James once again places his main character, U.S. Deputy Marshal Jake Silver, in the Arizona territory in 1889, and the story is largely set in the Mogollon Rim country in northeastern Arizona.Marshal Silver goes to the rim to discover who is behind the high country killings (referenced in Book III, Canyon of Death). In so doing, the author introduces a host of murderous, villainous men, all intent on grabbing up as much of the pristine land as they can by raping and killing the property owners. The plot thickens as Jake slowly untangles the intricate web of evil.Because much of the area is being settled by Mormons, the author brings back Jeremiah Atkinson (Book I, Saving Tom Black). Also included is Gunner McGraw (Book III, Canyon of Death) and of course, Betsy. Happily, the author finally arranges the liberation of Betsy's sister, Margaret, who'd been held against her will by the Atkinson, a powerful Mormon leader (Saving Tom Black).The author introduces a new, totally delightful, Shakespearean quoting gunman, Richard Moody, who adds a great deal of action and much needed levity to the story. Moody, originally hired to kill Jake Silver, befriends the marshal instead and plays a key role in Silver's attempt to solve the mystery of the high country killers. Several other new characters are introduced in the book, including the madam of Holbrook's House of Pleasure, LaBelle Fleur, and Katherine Reed, a winsome woman who easily gains Silver's attention. Look for Moody, Fleur, and Reed in Book V of this series. Every character is extremely well-drawn and, as in every Jere D. James book, the author thoroughly knows the turf where the book is set.All of James' books tend to be historical, but this one is more so than the others. References to the Hashknife, the million acre cattle ranch owned and operated by the Aztec Land and Cattle Company are plentiful, as is the use of real people who served as sheriffs or outlaws.As always, Jere D. James maintains his knack for writing a superb ending, and the final scene in High Country Killers will surely surprise readers. As Shirley Johnson, Senior Reviewer for MidWest Book Review said, "the ending will have you drop your jaw in surprise."High Country Killers is available in trade paperback and also in a large-print edition.