Scott McCrea's Blog, page 5
March 15, 2025
Matt Scott Likes Targets West!
I've been VERY LUCKY that some great people have said good things about my new thriller, Targets West. Here's what Matt Scott, author of the Surviving the Lion’s Den series, had to say ... and am I grateful!
"Targets West is an adrenaline-filled cat and mouse chase across the globe that never forgets to pay homage to the American West. If you’re looking for a ride about the right man needed in the wrong place at dangerous time, then be sure to hop on!"
"Targets West is an adrenaline-filled cat and mouse chase across the globe that never forgets to pay homage to the American West. If you’re looking for a ride about the right man needed in the wrong place at dangerous time, then be sure to hop on!"
March 14, 2025
Kaira Rouda Likes Targets West!
I've been VERY LUCKY that some great people have said good things about my new thriller, Targets West. Here's what Kaira Rouda had to say ... and am I grateful!
“A pulse-pounding Western thriller that takes readers on a high-stakes journey where the rugged landscapes of the American West meet the dangerous world of international espionage.”
“A pulse-pounding Western thriller that takes readers on a high-stakes journey where the rugged landscapes of the American West meet the dangerous world of international espionage.”
March 13, 2025
J. Michael Waller Likes Targets West
I've been VERY LUCKY that some great people have said good things about my new thriller, Targets West. Here's what J. Michael Waller had to say ... and am I grateful!
“Targets West is a pulse-pounding triumph of suspense, blending the raw grit of the American West with the shadowy intrigue of global espionage. Scott McCrea crafts Lucas Wheeler as a modern cowboy hero—tough, principled, and unflinching—whose journey from Wyoming’s plains to London’s chaotic arenas bucks a wild ride of danger and deception.”
“Targets West is a pulse-pounding triumph of suspense, blending the raw grit of the American West with the shadowy intrigue of global espionage. Scott McCrea crafts Lucas Wheeler as a modern cowboy hero—tough, principled, and unflinching—whose journey from Wyoming’s plains to London’s chaotic arenas bucks a wild ride of danger and deception.”
March 12, 2025
Who Is Lucas Wheeler?
Writers are often asked, "Who do you see as your main character, if they made a movie out of your book?"
It doesn't always work like that, at least, not for me. But my publisher always jokingly called Targets West, my new thriller, "the James Garner as James Bond book."
And that's ... pretty close!
It doesn't always work like that, at least, not for me. But my publisher always jokingly called Targets West, my new thriller, "the James Garner as James Bond book."
And that's ... pretty close!
March 11, 2025
Targets West In HB News!
Many thanks for HB News for their coverage of my new thriller, Targets West. Huntington Beach knows how to treat its authors. Will be doing book signings at Mystery Ink and Barnes and Noble in the coming weeks -- details to follow!
March 10, 2025
Targets West On Sale Now!
Hello Everyone –
I just wanted you all to know that my new thriller, Targets West, was published today by Down and Out Books. An innovative mashup of the western and spy novel, the book introduces Wyoming cattleman Lucas Wheeler to lovers of spy fiction. Targets West is available on Amazon.com or can be ordered through Barnes and Noble.
Targets West is an exciting thriller that places American rancher and cattleman Lucas Wheeler at the center of an international terrorist plot. Wheeler evades terrorists, government agents and hired killers on three continents before the startling conclusion at set in London’s crowded 02 arena.
The book is published by multi-award-winning Down and Out Books, which specializes in crime and thriller fiction.
I’ve been absolutely blessed with advance praise for Targets West. Kaira Rouda, USA Today & Amazon Charts Bestselling Author calling it “a pulse-pounding Western thriller that takes readers on a high-stakes journey where the rugged landscapes of the American West meet the dangerous world of international espionage.”
Edgar winner I.S. Berry, author of The Peacock and the Sparrow, wrote: “Nonstop, edge-of-your-seat stuff. McCrea has reinvented the Western, made it transatlantic. Shootouts, chases, rodeos, assassinations, stampedes--Targets West has everything. You'll struggle to find a dull moment.”
J. Michael Waller, author of Big Intel: How the CIA and FBI Went from Cold War Heroes to Deep State Villains, wrote: “Targets West is a pulse-pounding triumph of suspense, blending the raw grit of the American West with the shadowy intrigue of global espionage. Scott McCrea crafts Lucas Wheeler as a modern cowboy hero—tough, principled, and unflinching—whose journey from Wyoming’s plains to London’s chaotic arenas bucks a wild ride of danger and deception.”
I am SO proud of this book and I hope you enjoy it!
Get it from Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXFMKG5K
I just wanted you all to know that my new thriller, Targets West, was published today by Down and Out Books. An innovative mashup of the western and spy novel, the book introduces Wyoming cattleman Lucas Wheeler to lovers of spy fiction. Targets West is available on Amazon.com or can be ordered through Barnes and Noble.
Targets West is an exciting thriller that places American rancher and cattleman Lucas Wheeler at the center of an international terrorist plot. Wheeler evades terrorists, government agents and hired killers on three continents before the startling conclusion at set in London’s crowded 02 arena.
The book is published by multi-award-winning Down and Out Books, which specializes in crime and thriller fiction.
I’ve been absolutely blessed with advance praise for Targets West. Kaira Rouda, USA Today & Amazon Charts Bestselling Author calling it “a pulse-pounding Western thriller that takes readers on a high-stakes journey where the rugged landscapes of the American West meet the dangerous world of international espionage.”
Edgar winner I.S. Berry, author of The Peacock and the Sparrow, wrote: “Nonstop, edge-of-your-seat stuff. McCrea has reinvented the Western, made it transatlantic. Shootouts, chases, rodeos, assassinations, stampedes--Targets West has everything. You'll struggle to find a dull moment.”
J. Michael Waller, author of Big Intel: How the CIA and FBI Went from Cold War Heroes to Deep State Villains, wrote: “Targets West is a pulse-pounding triumph of suspense, blending the raw grit of the American West with the shadowy intrigue of global espionage. Scott McCrea crafts Lucas Wheeler as a modern cowboy hero—tough, principled, and unflinching—whose journey from Wyoming’s plains to London’s chaotic arenas bucks a wild ride of danger and deception.”
I am SO proud of this book and I hope you enjoy it!
Get it from Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXFMKG5K
August 7, 2024
New Book With Robert Hanlon: Burn Flint!
My new series of Westerns about Marshal Ezra Flint is now on its fourth book and it’s a doozy. Co-written with bestseller Robert Hanlon, Flint and Hanlon’s character Jake Timber team up in Burn Flint, and it’s a real western adventure. As it says on the back cover….
Timber: U.S. Marshal and U.S. Marshal Ezra Flint are working together again in this exciting new adventure sequel from Robert Hanlon and Scott McCrea!
Mad-dog killer Harlon Roache is in custody and on his way to Huntsville Penitentiary when the stagecoach is hijacked by his gang and brought to the small town of Poison Creek.
Roache and his men terrorize the town, killing any who dare fight back, but everything stops when a monumental sandstorm hits the Poison Creek, cutting it off from the rest of the world.
What the badmen do not know is that Marshal Ezra Flint was working undercover on that stage, or that the legendary manhunter Jake Timber is now on their trail…
You can find the new book here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0D...
Hope you enjoy it!
Timber: U.S. Marshal and U.S. Marshal Ezra Flint are working together again in this exciting new adventure sequel from Robert Hanlon and Scott McCrea!
Mad-dog killer Harlon Roache is in custody and on his way to Huntsville Penitentiary when the stagecoach is hijacked by his gang and brought to the small town of Poison Creek.
Roache and his men terrorize the town, killing any who dare fight back, but everything stops when a monumental sandstorm hits the Poison Creek, cutting it off from the rest of the world.
What the badmen do not know is that Marshal Ezra Flint was working undercover on that stage, or that the legendary manhunter Jake Timber is now on their trail…
You can find the new book here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0D...
Hope you enjoy it!
April 2, 2024
Cover Reveal for a New Series of Adventure Novels!
Here is the cover of my next book, Twenty Chests of Gold, the first Jeff Galleon Adventure. As it says on the back cover...
Introducing a new series of adventure novels by storyteller Scott McCrea!
Jeff Galleon, California surfer and beach bum, is a “person of interest” to the police when old friends are murdered. Galleon soon discovers he is at the center of a conspiracy involving rogue American agents, a beautiful assassin and missing pirate gold. He traces the treasure from California to New York to Paris to the Dominican Republic, but can he find it before the killers find him?
Twenty Chests of Gold is the first in an exciting new series of adventure stories featuring Jeff Galleon by Western Writers of America Spur Award finalist, author Scott McCrea.
You can see the cover on my twitter account: https://twitter.com/ScottMcCreaWest
Introducing a new series of adventure novels by storyteller Scott McCrea!
Jeff Galleon, California surfer and beach bum, is a “person of interest” to the police when old friends are murdered. Galleon soon discovers he is at the center of a conspiracy involving rogue American agents, a beautiful assassin and missing pirate gold. He traces the treasure from California to New York to Paris to the Dominican Republic, but can he find it before the killers find him?
Twenty Chests of Gold is the first in an exciting new series of adventure stories featuring Jeff Galleon by Western Writers of America Spur Award finalist, author Scott McCrea.
You can see the cover on my twitter account: https://twitter.com/ScottMcCreaWest
March 13, 2024
Western Writers of America Spur Award Finalist
I just got some spectacular news and I wanted to share it with you: I am a Finalist for the Western Writers of America Spur Award, Best Western Juvenile Fiction for my book Tom Mix and the Wild West Christmas.
The Spur Awards, given to the best in “western” fiction, were established in 1953 by the Western Writers of America, and have been presented annually ever since. Winners of the Spur Award include Louis L’Amour, Larry McMurtry for Lonesome Dove, Michael Blake for Dances with Wolves, Glendon Swarthout for The Shootist and Stephen Harrington for The Gates of the Alamo.
This is a great honor and I will be attending the Spur Awards in Tulsa, OK in June 2024 to pick up my certificate.
The Spur Awards, given to the best in “western” fiction, were established in 1953 by the Western Writers of America, and have been presented annually ever since. Winners of the Spur Award include Louis L’Amour, Larry McMurtry for Lonesome Dove, Michael Blake for Dances with Wolves, Glendon Swarthout for The Shootist and Stephen Harrington for The Gates of the Alamo.
This is a great honor and I will be attending the Spur Awards in Tulsa, OK in June 2024 to pick up my certificate.
May 11, 2023
New Book Contest!
BreakingNews: Be Part of a Western!
My publisher, Dusty Saddles Productions, is running a contest where you can be a character in my next Bradigan's Mountain mountain man novel! Details below!
https://app.mlsend.com/s6c1a4n9z4/
My publisher, Dusty Saddles Productions, is running a contest where you can be a character in my next Bradigan's Mountain mountain man novel! Details below!
https://app.mlsend.com/s6c1a4n9z4/
