Coming Attraction.

Howdoes a young man who fled Missouri fearing a murder charge make a new life inthe West? How does a mountain man make a living when the fur trade dries up?How does a Ute boy on the verge of manhood prove his worth? How does a lovesickCalifornia vaquero learn to live in exile?

A ThousandDead Horses asks these questions and more as it tells a story drawn from thehistory of the Old Spanish Trail. It’s coming soon in paperback and e-bookeditions from SpeakingVolumes.

Thisnovel was a joy to write as I delved deep into history and tried to see itthrough the eyes of a variety of characters facing myriad challenges, all builtinto the true story of a series of unprecedented and unequaled raids onCalifornia missions and ranchos to steal thousands of horses and mules. It’s atough tale, both for the characters and the reader. But, as my friend andbest-selling author Marc Cameron says, “Fireembers snap, saddle leather groans—and the richly drawn characters pull youalong with them on their adventure.”

Watchfor the release of the paperback and e-book editions of A Thousand Dead Horses. It’s thenovel with the pretty cover shown above.