Hired Guns

By Steve Hockensmith,

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Embark on a Wild West odyssey where gold-seeking turns into a blood-soaked pursuit in 1894.

When former Army officer Oswin Diehl ventures into Mexico in search of fortune, he encounters more than he bargained for—bandits and chaos. Saved by old comrades Ira Hoop and Apache scout Eskaminzim, Diehl is offered…

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1 author picked Hired Guns as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Hockensmith has written Western/mystery hybrids before, which I loved, but this is straight Western and it's fantastic. It doesn't lose any of his signature humor (something sadly lacking in too many novels these days) and the action never lets up. First in a series and I look forward to more!

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