Trusty Dawson, U.S. Deputy Marshal

First in a brand new series from Spur Award-winning author Larry D. Sweazy, a lawman's grave mistake sends him gunning for justice against a gang of badmen whose violent trail of bloodshed ends at Lost Mountain Pass . . . Kosoma, Indian Territory. The outlaw Darby brothers have been sentenced to hang until dead. Witnessing the exectution are Amelia Darby, sister of the condemned men, as well as U. S. DeputyMarshal Sam "Trusty" Dawson and Judge Gordon Hadesworth. After justice is served, Trusty hits the trail, escorting the Judge-and begrudgingly, Amelia-back to Oklahoma. Ambushed en route, the Judge is murdered and Amelia vanishes, leaving Trusty to believe she led them into a trap for revenge. To find Amelia, Trusty will have to put his faith in Father Michael Darby, a fourth brother who gave up his criminal ways to take up the cloth and collar. Unwilling to let his sister continue to fall to the wicked evil that claimed the rest of his family, Michael joins the hunt for Amelia. But as their journey turns deadlier by the day, Trusty starts to doubt that Michael is truly on the righteous path… Praise for Larry D. Sweazy's Westerns "Combines the slam bang action of a good Western with the sensitivity of style and depth of character that used to be the hallmark of literary fiction." -Loren D. Estleman, Spur Award-winning author "Raw, wild, and all too human . . . a thundering testament to just how good the Western novel can be." -Johnny D. Boggs, Spur Award-winning author

Targeted for vengeance, a lawman finds his face on a wanted poster-and facing every cutthroat gunslinger willing to put a bullet through his badge for the bounty in Spur Award-winning author Larry D. Sweazy's action-packed western adventure. Theodore Marberry is a grieving father. He groomed his daughter Jessica to take her rightful place among the wealthy families of St. Louis high society. Instead she married a common lawman whose tin star and sixgun made him worthy of her affection. She lost her life bringing his child into the world. Although bestowed with a beautiful granddaughter, Marberry is consumed with hate towards the baby's father. U.S. DeputyMarshal Sam "Trusty" Dawson lives under a death sentence. His only crime was falling in love with a woman who saw more worth in his character than in his bank account. Now, every deadly manhunter, desperate bushwacker, and vicious outlaw throughout the Dakota Territory is looking to put the lawman six feet under to collect $1,000 in silver. But there aren't enough guns or bullets to stop Trusty from rescuing his daughter-and bringing Marberry to justice . . . Praise for Larry D. Sweazy's A Thousand Falling Crows "Sonny is an engaging, determined hero drawing on his Texas Ranger experience to find some measure of justice. Sure to attract fans of Westerns." -Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW "Sweazy shows marked skill at incorporating the sere landscape of north Texas, with its punishing sun and rattlesnakes creeping out of rabbit holes.." -Kirkus Reviews