SEQUEL TO KILLSTRAIGHT,
A 2009 SPUR AWARD FINALIST
Recently promoted to sergeant of the Indian Police, young Daniel Killstraight is ordered by new Indian agent Leviticus Ellenbogen to investigate who is supplying the Comanches with contraband liquor -- liquor that might be poison.
Daniel will rely on help from two friends -- Cherokee policeman Hugh Gunter and Deputy U.S. Marshal Harvey Noble -- and find an unlikely ally in crusading newspaper editor Patty Mullen.
He'll also find enemies in an Texas Ranger and a whiskey runner as he follows a murder trail that'll lead him to Texas, where he has no authority. Besides, his enemies know how to stop Daniel's investigation -- by killing him.
tooling design courtsey of
Charles Favour - Santa Fe, NM
Historical Novels Review: "The author’s tales of the racial problems after the Indian wars are both sad and compelling. His characters are interesting, the bad guys are really bad, and the protagonist, Dan Killstraight, has become an exciting hero. Highly recommended."
True West: "Johnny D. Boggs continues to give us some of the best Westerns of his career. He hits the readers' interest dead center with two fast-paced, but emotionally-compelling stories [Killstraight and Whiskey Kills] centered in a land rarely visited by the usual Western, the Indian Territory's reservations. Daniel Killstraight is the unusual young hero caught between two worlds when he arrives back on the reservation after seven years spent in an Eastern school that aimed to blot out his Comanche heritage and drill in the ways of the whites."
Booklist: "Killstraight is a very appealing character, and it’s nice to see him again, just as it’s nice to see that Boggs is once again in good form, combining action and adventure with an insightful exploration of the clash of cultures between Native Americans and white men ...."
