Devil's Tower : Spirit of Chiha Tanka

by Kurt James

Cat McCrae and his younger brother Dax had fallen on hard times. Desperate and needing a grubstake, they reluctantly agreed to help the Garcia and Krager gang hold up a bank in the Dakota Territory in the town of Belle Fourche.

Fleeing from the sheriff’s posse southwest, they and the gang were heading into unknown territory. They were unaware that something worse than the guns and badges behind them, something more terrifying, was ahead of them in the midnight shadows of the evergreens at the base of Devil’s Tower in Wyoming Territory?

The ancient Lakota Indians called it the spirit of Chiha Tanka.

207 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 7, 2024

About the author

Born beneath the snow-capped peaks of the Colorado Rockies, Kurt James grew up surrounded by stories of ghost towns, outlaws, and frontier legends. Years in South Dakota and deep family roots in western Kansas gave him a lasting love for open skies and the rugged soul of the American West.

A poet and novelist, Kurt writes Western fiction and historical adventure with grit, realism, and heart. His work has been featured by the Denver Post, PM Magazine, and 9NEWS, and praised for capturing the spirit of the Old West in vivid, cinematic detail.

Author of more than twenty books, Kurt’s acclaimed Rocky Mountain Series brings the frontier to life through powerful storytelling and unforgettable landscapes. His upcoming novels—Lawless Spur and Where the River Bends Back—continue that legacy.

Kurt James is a proud member of the Western Writers of America.