Tomahawk Reckoning: a Black Hills western (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798270672133)

In the lawless Black Hills of 1875, a disgraced ex-Confederate scout must hunt the charismatic outlaw who destroyed his town-armed only with his grandfather's tomahawk and a moral code that might get him killed.

Sheriff Baer Creed thought exile in Wyoming Territory would silence the screams. The deputy he failed. The impulsive choices that shattered his creed: always do the right thing, even the hard way, because you'll answer for it upstairs. But when the silver-tongued gambler "Blackjack" Crowder and his ruthless gang murder another lawman and vanish into Dakota's gold rush madness with a king's ransom in ore, Baer's past explodes back to life.

The hunt leads through hell itself.

Riding alongside Seamus "Shovel" Callahan-an Irish immigrant who survived the Famine's horrors and wields a coal shovel with deadly wit-and Tala, a Lakota scout whose sacred Paha Sapa bleed from mining greed, Baer plunges into a conspiracy darker than any canyon. Blizzards bury their tracks. Ambushes test their bonds. A shadowy mining syndicate pulls strings from the shadows, turning allies into enemies and justice into a blood-soaked gamble.

But vengeance and redemption ride different trails.

As Crowder's schemes spiral toward a climactic reckoning in the gold-veined caves beneath sacred ground, Baer faces an impossible choice: become the killer he swore to leave behind, or honor his creed and risk losing everything-his allies, his justice, his soul.

Because in a frontier where gold fever devours humanity and broken treaties echo like gunshots, some sins can't be washed away with bullets. Some demand a reckoning that scars deeper than any tomahawk blade.

Fans of Longmire, C.J. Box's Joe Pickett series, and Craig Johnson's literary westerns will devour this explosive debut-a masterful blend of frontier justice, moral complexity, found family bonds, and pulse-pounding suspense set against the breathtaking brutality of the 1875 Gold Rush.

Perfect for readers who crave: Historical western thrillers - Flawed lawman redemption arcs - Native American and Irish immigrant perspectives - Environmental stakes and nature as antagonist - Series with sequel potential - Gritty action with heartfelt character depth