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Devil Buffalo: A Seph Vermillion Western Adventure
A raging turf war spreads across the prairie. The Deatherage outfit is tangled in its bloody path.
This is Seph Vermillion's third trip up the trail. Now he's the wrangler. The horses are as wild as the longhorns, and a rogue stallion is determined to steal them. Seph must break the mustangs, keep them from bolting, and defend them from a relentless theif. Without a strong remuda, the drive is doomed.
Rival gangs of hide hunters have driven a buffalo herd into a deadly frenzy that threatens to engulf everything in its wake. Each outfit fights to claim the most skins while driving the others away. Every hunter dreams of felling the notorious Devil Buffalo. A ruthless buffalo assassin is on a mission to wipe them out. A fierce band of Comanche and Kiowa warriors will stop at nothing to end the slaughter. The cowboys are caught in the crossfire.
When a thunderous stampede consumes the herd, the Deatherage outfit stands to lose everything. Even the bravest men shudder at the sight of the mythical buffalo. Extracting longhorns from its ferocious grip is nearly impossible. The quiet prairie explodes into a battlefield. Rifles crack. War cries pierce the air. Bison rampage. Every attempt to reclaim the herd comes at a deadly cost. Cowboys perish in the dust. Seph's friends have all but given up. Will anyone survive this accursed drive?
The buffalo are vanishing. The people who depend on them are forever changed. The plains will never be the same. After all they've endured, will the Deatherage outfit also be forced to surrender their beeves and go bust?
Charge into the heart-pounding third installment of this thrilling western adventure series.
This is Seph Vermillion's third trip up the trail. Now he's the wrangler. The horses are as wild as the longhorns, and a rogue stallion is determined to steal them. Seph must break the mustangs, keep them from bolting, and defend them from a relentless theif. Without a strong remuda, the drive is doomed.
Rival gangs of hide hunters have driven a buffalo herd into a deadly frenzy that threatens to engulf everything in its wake. Each outfit fights to claim the most skins while driving the others away. Every hunter dreams of felling the notorious Devil Buffalo. A ruthless buffalo assassin is on a mission to wipe them out. A fierce band of Comanche and Kiowa warriors will stop at nothing to end the slaughter. The cowboys are caught in the crossfire.
When a thunderous stampede consumes the herd, the Deatherage outfit stands to lose everything. Even the bravest men shudder at the sight of the mythical buffalo. Extracting longhorns from its ferocious grip is nearly impossible. The quiet prairie explodes into a battlefield. Rifles crack. War cries pierce the air. Bison rampage. Every attempt to reclaim the herd comes at a deadly cost. Cowboys perish in the dust. Seph's friends have all but given up. Will anyone survive this accursed drive?
The buffalo are vanishing. The people who depend on them are forever changed. The plains will never be the same. After all they've endured, will the Deatherage outfit also be forced to surrender their beeves and go bust?
Charge into the heart-pounding third installment of this thrilling western adventure series.
461 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 24, 2025
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About the author
David Fitz-Gerald
19 books253 followersDavid Fitz-Gerald writes frontier and pioneer western fiction from the wilds of western Vermont—about as far west as you can get without slipping into New York.
Though he’s never wrangled beeves to market, Dave was a top hand on his grandfather’s dude ranch in the Adirondack Mountains… before he turned ten. He’s lived most of his life on dirt roads. Whenever he gets the chance, he travels west to recharge his spirit on the windswept prairies.
He’s an Adirondack 46’er which means that he’s hiked to the top of every mountain in the park. In 2018, Dave completed the 1960s fitness craze by hiking 50 miles in one day. That’s one heck of a long walk, but not nearly as grueling as the iconic trails that he chases in his fiction.
Even after all these years, Dave still has his head in the clouds like Ken from My Friend Flicka, and a quiet, self-reliant spirit like Sam from The Trumpet of the Swan. That blend of wonder, heart, and spirit runs through the characters he portrays. His editor states he is “exceptionally good at creating real moments between characters”—and readers seem to agree.
Dave’s breakthrough series, Ghosts Along the Oregon Trail won Chanticleer’s Grand Prize for Book Series. He’s now the author of nearly twenty novels and counting, and as long as there’s coffee in the kitchen, Dave will be plotting one adventurous story after another.
Though he’s never wrangled beeves to market, Dave was a top hand on his grandfather’s dude ranch in the Adirondack Mountains… before he turned ten. He’s lived most of his life on dirt roads. Whenever he gets the chance, he travels west to recharge his spirit on the windswept prairies.
He’s an Adirondack 46’er which means that he’s hiked to the top of every mountain in the park. In 2018, Dave completed the 1960s fitness craze by hiking 50 miles in one day. That’s one heck of a long walk, but not nearly as grueling as the iconic trails that he chases in his fiction.
Even after all these years, Dave still has his head in the clouds like Ken from My Friend Flicka, and a quiet, self-reliant spirit like Sam from The Trumpet of the Swan. That blend of wonder, heart, and spirit runs through the characters he portrays. His editor states he is “exceptionally good at creating real moments between characters”—and readers seem to agree.
Dave’s breakthrough series, Ghosts Along the Oregon Trail won Chanticleer’s Grand Prize for Book Series. He’s now the author of nearly twenty novels and counting, and as long as there’s coffee in the kitchen, Dave will be plotting one adventurous story after another.
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