An American original, the great Johnny D. Boggs weaves a Texas-sized tale of an 1880s badlands—under the grasp of a lawman gone rogue. . .
In For Justice
In For The Kill
Between the Pecos River and Rio Grande a vast, harsh land was ruled by Texas Rangers Captain Hector Savage. Savage’s motive wasn’t duty, it was money; he’s turned this desolate place into a bloodied, terrorized kingdom. Now, a protégé of Savage, Sergeant Dave Chance, has come with a prisoner—a big-talking murderer in his own right—shackled at his side. A decent, honest Ranger, Chance cannot stand idly by while Savage runs roughshod over the territory. Now, to save a traumatized people, he must turn his prisoner loose and give him a gun. Only their combined firepower can penetrate Savage’s fortress and kill him.
That is, if they don’t kill each other first. . .
‘Johnny Boggs has produced another instant page-turner. . .don’t put down the book until you finish it.’ —Tony Hillerman on
Killstraight
‘Johnny D. Boggs tells a crisply powerful story that rings true more than two centuries after the bloody business was done.’ —
The Charleston (S.C.) Post and Courier on
The Despoilers
‘Boggs is unparalleled in evoking the gritty reality of the Old West.’ —
The Shootist
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Booklist has called Johnny D. Boggs ‘among the best western writers at work today.’ He won the prestigious Spur Award from Western Writers of America in 2006 for his novel Camp Ford, and in 2002 for his short story ‘A Piano at Dead Man’s Crossing.’ In 2012, West Texas Kill was awarded the Spur Award for Best Original Paperback. His novels Ten and Me and The Hart Brand were Spur finalists in 2000 and 2007, and he won the Western Heritage Wrangler Award in 2004 for his novel Spark on the Prairie. He was also awarded True West Magazine’s Best of the West Award ‘Best Living Fiction Writer, ‘ 2008. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his wife, Lisa Smith; son, Jack Smith Boggs; and basset hound, June.