Coydog

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Moses Kincaid, a Native American bounty hunter, served in the US Army in Desert Storm and Haiti. Now, to pay the bills, he's taken to tracking down wanted criminals in and around Kansas City.

Unaware he has no authority after chasing a man-on-the-run across state lines, Moses scours the Oklahoma map for a guy who ran down two members of the Filthy 13 motorcycle gang and didn't look back.

With news of the Oklahoma City Bombing still unfolding on the nightly news, locals don't look upon new faces kindly. Once the Anadarko County Sherrif's Department, friends, and family prove to be a series of dead ends, a waitress offers a helping hand-and a chance at something more. Though love comes and goes quickly in the midst of this manhunt.

After accidentally bringing in a bounty dead, Moses must face the consequences of his actions. His only move is going undercover in the big house to find the source of a drug turning violent criminals into rodeo clowns-if he doesn't wind up sharing their fate.

Reviews

David Tromblay has a gift for short, sweet, snappy Native pulp fictions stories that arent full of crap stereotypes, that are entertaining without being ethnographic time sucks.

Theo Van Alst Jr., Ph.D., co-editor of Never Whistle at Night

"David Tromblay has created a violent and wistful elegy to small-town America that cuts as sharp as an ice pick and goes twice as deep."

- S.A. Cosby, author of King of Ashes

"A natural storyteller with an ear tuned for dialogue and an imagination that will keep readers wide-eyed and guessing, slack-jawed, and entertained. A manhunt shouldn't be this fun."

David Joy, author of Those We Thought We Knew

"This is one wild ride. You think it'll go left, and it goes right. You think it'll go up, and it goes sideways. David Tromblay is a force, and so is his madman hero, Moses Kincaid."

Willy Vlautin, author of The Horse

"Quick-witted, fast-paced, unpredictable. COYDOG is a raucous, wide-open, crime-riddled joy ride."

Michael Farris Smith, author of Salvage This World

"COYDOG is paced like a small-town stock car race without any rules. And funny as hell to boot."

Scott Phillips, author of The Ice Harvest

"One of the most original voices in crime fiction wild, wicked, and always surprising. COYDOG is a barnburner of a novel, a rush of unforgettable characters, rich detail, and unsparing truth."

- Lou Berney, author of Dark Ride

COYDOG pulsates with intensity. Its scrappy, sharp-edged, wild, and funny. One hell of a memorable ride.

- William Boyle, author of Saint of the Narrows Street

"With a voice and style all his own, Moses Kincaid leads the reader, by the scruff of the shirt, through his rough and tumble ride from bounty hunting into the Dantean prison system. He doesn't meet a lot of nice people along the way, but it sure is entertaining to watch fall off the page."

Paul Tremblay, author of Horror Movie

"A welcome addition to the burgeoning crime literature of Oklahoma. Moses Kincaid is the toughest guy in Tulsa."

Chris Offutt, author of The Killing Hills

Author Bio

David Tromblay served in both the United States Army and Navy before he earned an MFA in Creative Writing from the Institute of American Indian Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His memoir As You Were was named one of the Best Nonfiction Books of 2021 by Kirkus Reviews. He now lives in rural eastern Oklahoma with giant dogs and tiny goats.