Blood in Sweet River

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After a long, hard journey west, Cleve Trewe is ready to settle down. Hes got his beautiful wife Berry in San Francisco, a baby on the way, and his sights set on a gorgeous piece of land in the Sierras. This sweet slice of heaven is aptly named Sweet River, and its the perfect place to build a ranch, farm, and home for his family. Problem is, Cleves not the only one with his eyes on the land. A big-time cattle baron named Asa Hawthorn is prepared to use threats, intimidationand armed thugsto get what he wants. Worse yet, Cleve knows the man from the darkest days of the Civil War . . .

Cleves not about to surrender his claim.. Hes got his buddy Kanaway by his side, a family of Paiute Indians on his team, and the property papers ready to sign. Thats when the real trouble starts. To squash the deal, Hawthorn unleashes his deadliest henchmenincluding a would-be gunfighter from Cleves past and a killer-for-hire who never misses. The Paiute family recognizes some of them as the men who slaughtered their tribea massacre that Cleve suspects was the work of Asa Hawthorn. Either way, a major battle is brewing. And the crystal blue waters of Sweet River are about to turn red . . .

Author Bio

John Shirley is an award-winning author, songwriter, television, and screen writer. Credited as one of the originators of cyberpunk, his fiction work has spanned multiple genres, including Westerns, science fiction, horror, graphic novels, historical fiction, and horror. Hes written novels for numerous franchises, including John Constantine, Predator, and Borderlands, as well as the novelization of the video game Resident Evil. H