Dead Reckoning and The Last Chance: Two Tales of Murder and Revenge in the Old West

Dead Reckoning and The Last Chance are two historical novels of murder and revenge from Spur Award-winning author Mike BlakelyDead Reckoning After a botched confidence scam, swindler Dee Hassard begins a killing spree that covers half the Colorado Territory. His first victim is the brother of rustler-turned-preacher Carrol Moncrief, who falls back on his former outlaw savvy to track the murderer. In the final reckoning, either the preacher or the killer will go to his dusty death. Last Chance Ross Caldwell is on the run from the Army and from his wife, pursued by bitter enemies from the Civil War. In Last Chance Gulch in the gritty Montana gold country, Caldwell finds refuge behind a sheriff’s badge, and passion in the arms of a sultry madam. His bloody past catches up with him when the town’s stagecoach turns out to be run by the murderous ex-soldier who’s sworn to plant Caldwell six feet deep . . . and when his wife comes looking for him as well.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. Read more