Blind Dog Canyon

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Two-time Spur Award winner Brett Cogburn revives the true grit and glory of the Old West with a hero as glorious as the authors real-life ancestor Rooster Cogburn master gunman Newt Widowmaker Jones. But when the Widowmaker agrees to guard a mountain of silver against an outlaw out for revenge and a cold-blooded hired gun, has he signed his own death warrant

They call him The Cutter

Famous for his fancy bowler hat, striped shirts, and double-holstered revolvers, Kirby Cutter is no ordinary gun-for-hire. Hes a cold-blooded professional. The best of the bestand the deadliest of the deadly. Which is why one of the nations biggest silver companies hired him. His latest job: To locate a silver claim in the Colorado mountainsand eliminate the competition. His biggest obstacle: The silver is guarded by Newt The Widowmaker Jones, a legend in his own right.

But Cutter has a wild card up his fancy striped sleeve. His hatchet man is the outlaw Johnny Dial, whos itching to slaughter Jones for killing his brother. Its not the only showdown Widowmaker Jones has to deal with. A crazed grizzly is prowling the area, tooand its developed a taste for human flesh

One way or another, someone is going to meet their maker. But it sure as hell wont be the Widowmaker

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Praise for Two-Time Spur Award winner Brett Cogburn:

The description and detail are so vivid, the reader must resist the inclination tocheck for bullet wounds. True West Magazine

Readers who enjoy tall tales built around real historyand arent turned off by the sight of a bit of bloodwill enjoy this read. Booklist

Fans of frontier arcana will revel in Cogburn's readable prose and lively characters. Publishers Weekly on Rooster

Cogburn relishes his genre, and hes as good a writer as his heroes are horsemen. Unlike many westerns, whose plot straight-lines from beginning to end, This Side of Hell takes us on generous detours into the backstories of the characters, good and bad, without getting redemptionist about it. The abundance of eccentric origin tales and Cogburns skillful evocation of setting give western lovers a lot more to chomp on than those poor horsies ever get. Historical Novels Review on This Side of Hell

[Cogburns] richly described narrative style offers enough background to Jones life and past to allow readers to jump into theseries and enjoy the unfolding action. Inspired by the notoriety and danger of real-life mining towns, Cogburns historical detailsare sandwiched between cinematic fights and dialogue that evokes classic Westerns. The familiar ambiance of the Western iskept fresh in Cogburns sure hands. Historical Novels Review on Gunpowder Express

Brett Cogburn gets it right, and not just when it comes to cowboys. This well-written novel offers up a cast of complex charactersin complicated relationships far removed from the simplistic caricatures so common in traditional Westerns. RoundupMagazine on Panhandle

[Cogburn] has blended family lore and good research to produce an entertaining portrait. The Dallas Morning News on Rooster

[Cogburn] amazes and astounds us with the true-life story of his great-grandfather, a mountain man and moonshiner whoseblood feud with a deputy U.S. marshal led toCogburnbeing arrested for murder. Theres also a rather sweet romantic storylineCan an outlaw find true love in the Wild Westand plenty of history about the time in whichCogburnlived. Written in afast-paced, novelistic style (the authors first western novel is coming out in November), the book is sure to appeal to fans of WildWest history and to readers who would like to believe that True Grit has real-life connections. Booklist on Rooster

A Gritty Read. Cogburn's research helps lend the novel an authentic feel that even those not familiar with the period's history canappreciate...While Panhandle delivers its share of action, it is primarily character-drivenit is the supporting characters who makethe story crackle.From the roguish Billy Champion to the lovely Barbara, who has claim on both Tennessee's and Billy'saffectionseveryone contributes their share to Cogburn's illustration of the human condition. The Oklahoma Gazette on Panhandle

Cogburn has created a wonderful set of characters[his] prose is extremely readable, and he mixes plot twists, action andplenty of humour perfectly, making this a very enjoyable read. Western Fiction Review on Widowmaker Jones

Author Bio

Brett Cogburn is a two-time Spur Award-winning author and the great-grandson of the man who inspiredTrue Grit,Rooster Cogburn. He was reared in Texas and the mountains of Southeastern Oklahoma, where his grandfather taught him to ride a bucking horse and his father taught him to hunt. For many years he made his living from the back of a horse. Somewhere during his knockabout years cowboying and working in oil fields, he earned a BA in English with a minor in History. He lives with his family on a little ranch in Oklahoma and can be found online at BrettCogburn.com.