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Into The Spanish Lands: A Mountain Man Adventure
The fifth adventure in an exciting series from Dave P. Fisher!
Traplines were set and the first snow had fallen, but Wiley Thompson had yet to arrive at Bear Lake to join Travis and the others. It was dangerous for one man to travel across the West alone, yet they knew Wiley was capable. Their speculations about him were resolved when their lines became the target of trap robbers, and their scouting revealed Wiley’s buckskin gelding in the robbers’ camp.
A failed night raid of Travis’ camp by the robbers resulted in their capturing Gideon Spindt, trap thief and robber. Spindt revealed that Wiley had a price on his head from the Mexican authorities in Santa Fe. They had caught Wiley and sold him to Mexican traders. He was headed to Santa Fe, and a Mexican firing squad. The Spanish lands were unknown to them, but not to Spindt. Travis gave Spindt a choice—be hanged for his crimes, or lead them to Santa Fe to rescue Wiley.
Thus began a race against time, and an awakening for Gideon Spindt that he couldn’t be a reprobate all his life, and saving Wiley Thompson became the most important thing he had ever done.
Traplines were set and the first snow had fallen, but Wiley Thompson had yet to arrive at Bear Lake to join Travis and the others. It was dangerous for one man to travel across the West alone, yet they knew Wiley was capable. Their speculations about him were resolved when their lines became the target of trap robbers, and their scouting revealed Wiley’s buckskin gelding in the robbers’ camp.
A failed night raid of Travis’ camp by the robbers resulted in their capturing Gideon Spindt, trap thief and robber. Spindt revealed that Wiley had a price on his head from the Mexican authorities in Santa Fe. They had caught Wiley and sold him to Mexican traders. He was headed to Santa Fe, and a Mexican firing squad. The Spanish lands were unknown to them, but not to Spindt. Travis gave Spindt a choice—be hanged for his crimes, or lead them to Santa Fe to rescue Wiley.
Thus began a race against time, and an awakening for Gideon Spindt that he couldn’t be a reprobate all his life, and saving Wiley Thompson became the most important thing he had ever done.
152 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 8, 2024
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About the author
Dave P. Fisher
114 books39 followers I have been a writer of adventure novels of the Old West. I have now branched out to writing contemporary crime novels with a suspense/mystery base. What I feel makes these unique is that they are set in the modern West and Alaska, as opposed to exotic world and big city settings. They involve average people and local law enforcement agencies.
My writing influence comes from my ancestral roots. Mountain men, voyageurs, pioneers, and explorers make up the branches of my family tree. My paternal grandfather was Blackfoot Indian from Montana. My maternal grandfather was a Minnesota lumberjack, both men were born in the 1800’s.
As a lifelong outdoorsman I have inherited that pioneer blood and followed in the footsteps of both my families. I have experienced life in the Alaska bush, as well as the wilderness of the Rocky and Cascade Mountains, as a working cowboy, guide, horsepacker, hunter, and trapper.
I also spent several years as a Colorado Deputy Sheriff. This experience in the law enforcement field allows me an intimate insight to the system that I weave into my new crime genre stories.
I incorporate all of my experiences into my stories to ingrain them with authenticity and draw the reader into the story by their realism and a personal knowledge of the people and lifestyle involved.
I have near to 500 fiction and non-fiction works published. Included are: 19 novels and short story collections, 70 short stories, and inclusion in 18 anthologies. I am the first 3 time winner of the Will Rogers Medallion Award, in 2008 for Best Western Fiction, and again in 2013 for Best Western Humor, and 2014 for Best Western Novel. Nine of my short stories have earned Reader’s Choice Awards.
My writing influence comes from my ancestral roots. Mountain men, voyageurs, pioneers, and explorers make up the branches of my family tree. My paternal grandfather was Blackfoot Indian from Montana. My maternal grandfather was a Minnesota lumberjack, both men were born in the 1800’s.
As a lifelong outdoorsman I have inherited that pioneer blood and followed in the footsteps of both my families. I have experienced life in the Alaska bush, as well as the wilderness of the Rocky and Cascade Mountains, as a working cowboy, guide, horsepacker, hunter, and trapper.
I also spent several years as a Colorado Deputy Sheriff. This experience in the law enforcement field allows me an intimate insight to the system that I weave into my new crime genre stories.
I incorporate all of my experiences into my stories to ingrain them with authenticity and draw the reader into the story by their realism and a personal knowledge of the people and lifestyle involved.
I have near to 500 fiction and non-fiction works published. Included are: 19 novels and short story collections, 70 short stories, and inclusion in 18 anthologies. I am the first 3 time winner of the Will Rogers Medallion Award, in 2008 for Best Western Fiction, and again in 2013 for Best Western Humor, and 2014 for Best Western Novel. Nine of my short stories have earned Reader’s Choice Awards.
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April 2, 2024
Kills Many Quickly, into 1800's NMT\Tejas from the Snake.
The places, extremely harsh climates, violent lifestyles though fictional are very real. Historically accurate West as you may not believe it could have survived itself! These were the necessary characters capable of moving us ever westward, opening up the valleys to our comforts we take for granted now. You'll know the zest of that frontier.
The places, extremely harsh climates, violent lifestyles though fictional are very real. Historically accurate West as you may not believe it could have survived itself! These were the necessary characters capable of moving us ever westward, opening up the valleys to our comforts we take for granted now. You'll know the zest of that frontier.
February 20, 2024
Another great read
This was a great addition to this series. There was a lot of action with great characters. What I enjoyed most was the awesome humor and the outstanding ending. Those that read this authors books are missing out on a lot. Would highly recommend this series and all others written by this author.
This was a great addition to this series. There was a lot of action with great characters. What I enjoyed most was the awesome humor and the outstanding ending. Those that read this authors books are missing out on a lot. Would highly recommend this series and all others written by this author.
February 19, 2024
Good storyline!
A good addition to this series! It was fun to read about these rough men who play jokes on each other almost as bad as cowboys do at branding time! Hope more books with them follow!
A good addition to this series! It was fun to read about these rough men who play jokes on each other almost as bad as cowboys do at branding time! Hope more books with them follow!
February 27, 2024
Travis Walker's Best Ride Yet
This a great mountain man story! This was the fourth of Dave Fisher's novels I've read and it like all of his others was just outstanding! Lots of action and suspense and hard to put down! I can't recommend it enough!
This a great mountain man story! This was the fourth of Dave Fisher's novels I've read and it like all of his others was just outstanding! Lots of action and suspense and hard to put down! I can't recommend it enough!
April 5, 2024
Good read
Big Walker and his group do a little trapping, journey south to Mexican territory to rescue a friend, battle Mexican troops, Mexican bandits, white outlaw trappers, and help a bad man find his good side. Great series.
Big Walker and his group do a little trapping, journey south to Mexican territory to rescue a friend, battle Mexican troops, Mexican bandits, white outlaw trappers, and help a bad man find his good side. Great series.
December 4, 2025
5 Stars
Travis Walker and his partners, head into the Spanish lands to rescue Wiley Thompson, a friend who if taken to the Mexican military will be shot for a crime he didn't commit.
Travis Walker and his partners, head into the Spanish lands to rescue Wiley Thompson, a friend who if taken to the Mexican military will be shot for a crime he didn't commit.
March 11, 2024
historical fact based
According to the review at the back of the book this is based on true events. Has been put into story form
According to the review at the back of the book this is based on true events. Has been put into story form
December 20, 2024
Good series
It was a good read he is a great author have read several of his books they have all been great
It was a good read he is a great author have read several of his books they have all been great
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