{"product_id":"blood-on-the-trail-paperback","title":"Blood on the Trail - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTerrence McCauley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAward-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...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBlood on the Trail\u003c\/i\u003e is one action-packed, western . . . and Jeremiah Halstead is a lawdog to fog the outlaw trail with!\" --Peter Brandvold, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cost of Dying\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSilver 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.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eDeputy 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExcept 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... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"McCauley's Westerns move at a pace that leaves readers sweating and out of breath.\u003ci\u003e Blood on the Trail\u003c\/i\u003e is one wild, entertaining ride.\" --Johnny D. Boggs \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerrence P. McCauley\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning writer of crime fiction, thrillers, historical fiction and Westerns. His Western fiction debut, \u003ci\u003eWhere the Bullets Fly\u003c\/i\u003e, received a Western Fictioneers Peacemaker Award and was named Best New Western Paperback of the Year by True West magazine. Both \u003ci\u003eWhere the Bullets Fly\u003c\/i\u003e and its follow-up, \u003ci\u003eDark Territory\u003c\/i\u003e, were Spur Award-finalists. His short stories have been featured in \u003ci\u003eThuglit, Spinetingler Magazine, Shotgun Honey, Big Pulp\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. An ITW Award nominee, he is a recipient of the Silver Medal for Historical Fiction from the Military Writers Society of America. He is a member of the New York City chapter of the Mystery Writers of America, the International Thriller Writers, the International Crime Writers Association, and the Montana Historical Society. A proud native of the Bronx, New York, he can be found online on Facebook, Twitter or at TerrencePMcCauley.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 6.85 x 4.72 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760858956064,"sku":"9780786048601","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/875c2e7cb9a1633e9d8d9d65d391024c.webp?v=1780192022","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/blood-on-the-trail-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}