{"product_id":"tomahawk-reckoning-josh-helm-9798270672133","title":"Tomahawk Reckoning: a Black Hills western","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Gritty Western Thriller Where Justice Cuts Deeper Than Any Blade\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSheriff Baer Creed thought exile in Wyoming Territory would silence the screams. The deputy he failed. The impulsive choices that shattered his creed: \u003ci\u003ealways do the right thing, even the hard way, because you'll answer for it upstairs.\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe hunt leads through hell itself.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRiding 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut vengeance and redemption ride different trails.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFans of \u003ci\u003eLongmire\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers who crave: \u003c\/b\u003e 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Josh Helm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798270672133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d","brand":"Josh Helm","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47474636816639,"sku":"9798270672133","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c7dd49d7-ad54-49fa-8fc6-0d0646d85dab.jpg?v=1762317964","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tomahawk-reckoning-josh-helm-9798270672133","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}