Trouble in High Country: Hook the Bounty Hunter

By Travis McGraw

For most, the loss of a hand might herald the end of their old life. But for Bill "Hook" Jones, it was merely a turning point to infamy. Stripped of his rifle and his hand in the chaotic skirmishes of Mesilla, A Company reforged him into a weapon of war, arming him with a revolver and outfitting his severed limb with a fearsome hook. Bill "Hook" Jones became more than a man; he became a myth, haunting the Union in the vast expanse of the New Mexico Territories. The Civil War's end stripped many of their purpose, but not Hook. He turned to the only trade he knew--the art of the hunt, tracking fugitives for bounty with nothing but his will and his trusted Beaumont-Adams revolver, his notoriety growing with each outlaw that met their end at his hand. With his legend written in the blood of the wicked, Hook sought peace in retirement, claiming a piece of Flagstaff, Arizona for his own. But destiny would not grant him respite. A neighboring homestead was razed to the ground, its owners laid to waste, save for Martha, whose life hung by a thread and whose words could condemn the culprits. Her attackers were men of Max Stevens, cattle baron and kingpin, whose reach was as wide as his ruthlessness. Stevens, coveting Martha's land and silence, did not anticipate Hook's interference. Now, Hook stands as the sole barrier to Martha's demise and Stevens's unchecked ambition. Yet questions loom as heavy as gunsmoke. Can a one-armed man withstand the coming storm? And what secrets does Martha's humble homestead hide that would draw the ire of a man like Max Stevens? Trouble in High Country is a gripping, action-packed Western, taking you on a pulse-pounding ride through the untamed west, where honor is rare, life is cheap, and vengeance comes with a loaded gun.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0D1CKF2L9
• ISBN13: 9798322467663
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 134 Pages
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.3" x 5.0"