Peacemaker Finalist!

Western Fictioneers—anorganization formed in 2010 by professional Western writers to preserve, honor,and promote traditional Western writing in the 21st century—recently announced theannual Peacemaker (named for the iconic Colt revolver) Awards. My book, HangingMan: The Hunting of Man Book 1, was a Finalist for Best Western Novel.

Ernest Hemingway once wrote, “There is no hunting like the hunting of man, andthose who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never care foranything else thereafter.”

That quotation seemed a good description for a bounty hunter, and Matt Crowderwas born. A middle-aged former Deputy United States Marshal turned bountyhunter, Crowder is relentless in his pursuit of justice—although, at his age, hewould rather not sleep on the ground anymore if he can help it.

In HangingMan, Crowder comes upon a man hanging from a tree in an isolated areaand pursues the mystery of who he is, why he died, and who killed him. He chasesthe two men he believes responsible, and along the way discovers graft and corruptioninvolving the US Army, and in a chance encounter captures another wanted man.

In RunningMan: The Hunting of Man Book 2, and HidingMan: The Hunting of Man Book 3, Matt Crowder’s adventures lead himacross the Old West on the trail of other outlaws.