The Empty Gun - Paperback

by J. R. Roberts (Author)

THE GUNSMITH Clint Adams was lookin' to lay low for a while, waiting for his horse to get healthy. But right after riding into Dawson City, he got bushwhacked-by Leonard Hollitt, a nineteen-year-old kid! The Gunsmith sent him to his maker, but then discovered the kid drew an empty gun! Clint wondered why a man would do this. He figured that a letter the kid wrote to his father might have the answer, so he traveled to Winter Creek to deliver it in person. But the only thing colder than the weather was the way the locals acted when he asked for the old man. After being ambushed and nearly killed, the Gunsmith set out to teach the Hollitts a lesson about the way they treat visitors...

Author Biography

J.R. Roberts (Robert J. Randisi) is an American author who writes in the Detective and Western genres. He has authored more than 500 published books and has edited more than 30 anthologies of short stories. Booklist magazine said he "may be the last of the pulp writers." He co-founded and edited Mystery Scene magazine and co-founded the American Crime Writers League. He founded The Private Eye Writers of America in 1981, where he created the Shamus Award. 2013: Mr. Randisi received the President's Award (which recognizes a major career contribution to excellence in Western literature) from the ReadWest Foundation.