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Darrel Sparkman

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Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, Mystery

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Darrel Sparkman writes character‑driven Western and frontier fiction rooted in the harsh realities and quiet heroism of the American West. With a historian’s eye for authenticity and a novelist’s instinct for drama, his stories blend the grit of classic Westerns with the pacing and tension of modern thrillers.

A multi‑genre, award‑winning author, Sparkman has written nine novels, several novellas, and over a dozen short stories, and has been a feature writer for Saddlebag Dispatches. He is the recent recipient of the Will Rogers Gold Medallion Award, recognizing excellence in Western literature.

His characters—lawmen with shadows, women caught between duty and desire, outcasts navigating prejudice and peril—reflect the complicated truths of a ...more

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Average rating: 4.54 · 277 ratings · 59 reviews · 55 distinct works • Similar authors

	Hallowed Ground: A Coble Bray Western Mystery 4.58 avg rating — 36 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hard Times: A Coble Bray Western Mystery 4.65 avg rating — 23 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shepherd's Fire: An Apocalyptic Thriller (Apocalypse Chronicles Book 1) 4.67 avg rating — 15 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spirit Trail 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Murder Book: A Coble Bray Western Mystery 4.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hallowed Ground (Coble Bray Mysteries Book 1) 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quinlan's Law: A Classic Western 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Runaway Creek: A Coble Bray Western Mystery 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood Justice: An Apocalyptic Thriller (Apocalypse Chronicles Book 2) 4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tyler’s Road: An Anthology of Western Stories 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars