Gunpowder Express
Gunpowder Express by Brett Cogburn, published by Kensington on December 31, 2019, is a historical fiction novel set in the Arizona Territory. The story revolves around Vulture City, a thriving gold mine plagued by ambushes on the notorious Gunpowder Express trail. With a growing cache of gold and a shortage of volunteers to transport it, mine owner hires Newt “Widowmaker” Jones to protect the next stagecoach delivery, alongside three guards and a determined passenger, Jenny Silks.
Readers will encounter a gripping narrative filled with action and adventure as Newt and his companions face the notorious outlaw Irish Jack O’Harrigan and his gang. The novel explores themes of bravery and desperation against a backdrop of Western lore, immersing readers in the challenges of transporting gold through treacherous territory. With 368 pages, this edition offers a compact yet engaging experience for fans of Westerns and historical fiction.
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TIME TO MEET THE WIDOWMAKER
Vulture City is home to a prosperous gold mine and every bad man in the Arizona Territory knows it. Nearly every stagecoach attempting to deliver the gold to the railroad at Maricopa has been ambushed on the trail—a trail known as the Gunpowder Express for the bullet-riddled bodies along the way.
With gold piling up and a lack of volunteers to transport it, the mine owner hires Newt “Widowmaker” Jones to ride shotgun on the next stage. Foolhardy and desperate for money, Newt joins three other guards—and a passenger, Jenny Silks, a stubborn firebrand with her own stake in seeing the delivery through. But waiting on the Gunpowder Express is Irish Jack O’Harrigan and his band of outlaws. There’s not a soul alive he wouldn’t think twice about putting six feet under. But he’s never traded lead with the man known as Widowmaker . . .
Praise for Spur Award winner Brett Cogburn
“Fans of frontier arcana will revel in Cogburn’s readable prose and lively characters.”
—Publishers Weekly on Rooster
“Cogburn amazes and astounds.”
—Booklist
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