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  • Published: 26 July 2022
  • ISBN: 9780786046799
  • Imprint: Kensington
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $19.99

The Broken Bow



Theodore Marberry is a grieving father. He groomed his daughter Jessica to take her rightful place among the wealthy families of St. Louis high society. Instead she married a common lawman whose tin star and sixgun made him worthy of her affection. She lost her life bringing his child into the world. Although bestowed with a beautiful granddaughter, Marberry is consumed with hate towards the baby’s father.
 
U.S. Deputy Marshal Sam “Trusty” Dawson lives under a death sentence. His only crime was falling in love with a woman who saw more worth in his character than in his bank account. Now, every deadly manhunter, desperate bushwacker, and vicious outlaw throughout the Dakota Territory is looking to put the lawman six feet under to collect $1,000 in silver. But there aren’t enough guns or bullets to stop Trusty from rescuing his daughter—and bringing Marberry to justice…
 

Two-time Spur and Will Rogers Medallion Award-winning author Larry D. Sweazy returns with a bold, new adventure in his trigger-happy Western series, as U.S. Marshal Sam “Trusty” Dawson finds himself targeted for vengeance with his face on  a wanted poster. Now he’s up against every cutthroat gunslinger willing to put a bullet through his badge for the bounty...

Theodore Marberry is a grieving father. He groomed his daughter Jessica to take her rightful place among the wealthy families of St. Louis high society. Instead she married a common lawman whose tin star and sixgun made him worthy of her affection. She lost her life bringing his child into the world. Although bestowed with a beautiful granddaughter, Marberry is consumed with hate towards the baby’s father.
 
U.S. Deputy Marshal Sam “Trusty” Dawson lives under a death sentence. His only crime was falling in love with a woman who saw more worth in his character than in his bank account. Now, every deadly manhunter, desperate bushwacker, and vicious outlaw throughout the Dakota Territory is looking to put the lawman six feet under to collect $1,000 in silver. But there aren’t enough guns or bullets to stop Trusty from rescuing his daughter—and bringing Marberry to justice…
 

  • Published: 26 July 2022
  • ISBN: 9780786046799
  • Imprint: Kensington
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $19.99

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Praise for The Broken Bow

Praise for Larry D. Sweazy:
 
"Larry D. Sweazy writes a lively blend of mystery, action, and historical realism." John D. Nesbitt on The Coyote Tracker
 
"Sweazy has the rare and enviable ability to convey a balance of gripping action and weighty themes in a conversational manner...He's a natural storyteller, born to the task."Matthew P. Mayo, author of Haunted Old West on The Coyote Tracker
 
"Larry D. Sweazy could well be a new star in the world of western fiction." Western Fiction Review on The Coyote Tracker
 
“The introspective Marjorie is the perfect sleuth for this dark series. Sweazy’s powerful crime novels should be read with Kelli Stanley’s City of Secrets or Diane Chamberlain’s Necessary Lies.”Library Journal STARRED REVIEW for See Also Proof
 
“Sweazy shows marked skill at incorporating the severe landscape with its punishing sun and rattlesnakes creeping out of rabbit holes in the gloaming… His portrayal of Sonny Burton’s struggle to rebuild his life in the wake of personal tragedy, and find new goals, new friendship with Blue and maybe even new love, is no less deft.” Kirkus Reviews on A Thousand Falling Crows
 
“Raw, wild, and all too human.” Johnny D. Boggs, Spur Award–winning author
 
“Versatile Sweazy punctuates the lawman’s quest, laid-back yet urgent, with snatches of flash-forward dialogue.” Kirkus Reviews on Where I Can See You
 
“Josiah Wolfe is an American original created by an American original.” —Loren D. Estelman, Spur Award-Winning Author 
 
“[Sweazy's] powerful authentic voice rings steel tough.” —Dusty Richards, Spur Award-Winning Author on The Rattlesnake Season
 
“Larry Sweazy has a knack for making down-to-earth characters who are imperfect enough to be believable and humble enough to engender sympathy. The writing is smooth, the pacing feels right, and the scenes transition naturally…presenting a realistic character who acts in the finest traditions of the Ranger service.” Historical Novels Review on The Return of the Wolf
 
“Sweazy knows the terrain, how people lived and talked, what they ate and how they fought in that time and place…this vibrant tale will engage any reader of Westerns.” Historical Novels Review on The Lost are Last to Die
 
“The characters are superbly drawn, and the prairie—its flatness, winds, and critters—is an evocative character in its own right.” Publishers Weekly STARRED Review for See Also Murder
 
The Badger’s Revenge is a richly layered story that offers twists and turns that dare the reader to speculate who is guilty and why. There is blood, killing, deceit, anger, mistrust, and betrayal and, in the midst of it, Josiah Wolfe does his best to keep it all at arm’s length as he tries to make sense of the mayhem, even as bullets whistle by his ears.” Western Fictioneers