First published 1993
A city boy becomes a notorious gunslinger in ways he never expected. A ranch hand beats a fast gun through sheer luck, only to be hounded by challengers. In this unforgettable collection from Spur Award winner Richard Matheson, men live and die by the gun on the lawless frontier. Matheson's powerful tales plumb the depths of the human soul, revealing the demons that drive these flawed heroes to the brink.
Genres: fiction, american-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, american, adventure, action, 19th-century
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: flawed-heroes, men-vs-gun
Period: 19th-Century, 20th-Century
171 pages · Hardcover · M Evans & Co