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Tomahawk Reckoning: a Black Hills western
A Gritty Western Thriller Where Justice Cuts Deeper Than Any BladeIn the lawless Black Hills of 1875, a disgraced ex-Confederate scout must hunt the charismatic outlaw who destroyed his town—armed only with his grandfather's tomahawk and a moral code that might get him killed.
Sheriff Baer Creed thought exile in Wyoming Territory would silence the screams. The deputy he failed. The impulsive choices that shattered his always do the right thing, even the hard way, because you'll answer for it upstairs. But when the silver-tongued gambler "Blackjack" Crowder and his ruthless gang murder another lawman and vanish into Dakota's gold rush madness with a king's ransom in ore, Baer's past explodes back to life.
The hunt leads through hell itself.
Riding alongside Seamus "Shovel" Callahan—an Irish immigrant who survived the Famine's horrors and wields a coal shovel with deadly wit—and Tala, a Lakota scout whose sacred Paha Sapa bleed from mining greed, Baer plunges into a conspiracy darker than any canyon. Blizzards bury their tracks. Ambushes test their bonds. A shadowy mining syndicate pulls strings from the shadows, turning allies into enemies and justice into a blood-soaked gamble.
But vengeance and redemption ride different trails.
As Crowder's schemes spiral toward a climactic reckoning in the gold-veined caves beneath sacred ground, Baer faces an impossible become the killer he swore to leave behind, or honor his creed and risk losing everything—his allies, his justice, his soul.
Because in a frontier where gold fever devours humanity and broken treaties echo like gunshots, some sins can't be washed away with bullets. Some demand a reckoning that scars deeper than any tomahawk blade.
Fans of Longmire, C.J. Box's Joe Pickett series, and Craig Johnson's literary westerns will devour this explosive debut—a masterful blend of frontier justice, moral complexity, found family bonds, and pulse-pounding suspense set against the breathtaking brutality of the 1875 Gold Rush.
Perfect for readers who Historical western thrillers • Flawed lawman redemption arcs • Native American and Irish immigrant perspectives • Environmental stakes and nature as antagonist • Series with sequel potential • Gritty action with heartfelt character depth
Sheriff Baer Creed thought exile in Wyoming Territory would silence the screams. The deputy he failed. The impulsive choices that shattered his always do the right thing, even the hard way, because you'll answer for it upstairs. But when the silver-tongued gambler "Blackjack" Crowder and his ruthless gang murder another lawman and vanish into Dakota's gold rush madness with a king's ransom in ore, Baer's past explodes back to life.
The hunt leads through hell itself.
Riding alongside Seamus "Shovel" Callahan—an Irish immigrant who survived the Famine's horrors and wields a coal shovel with deadly wit—and Tala, a Lakota scout whose sacred Paha Sapa bleed from mining greed, Baer plunges into a conspiracy darker than any canyon. Blizzards bury their tracks. Ambushes test their bonds. A shadowy mining syndicate pulls strings from the shadows, turning allies into enemies and justice into a blood-soaked gamble.
But vengeance and redemption ride different trails.
As Crowder's schemes spiral toward a climactic reckoning in the gold-veined caves beneath sacred ground, Baer faces an impossible become the killer he swore to leave behind, or honor his creed and risk losing everything—his allies, his justice, his soul.
Because in a frontier where gold fever devours humanity and broken treaties echo like gunshots, some sins can't be washed away with bullets. Some demand a reckoning that scars deeper than any tomahawk blade.
Fans of Longmire, C.J. Box's Joe Pickett series, and Craig Johnson's literary westerns will devour this explosive debut—a masterful blend of frontier justice, moral complexity, found family bonds, and pulse-pounding suspense set against the breathtaking brutality of the 1875 Gold Rush.
Perfect for readers who Historical western thrillers • Flawed lawman redemption arcs • Native American and Irish immigrant perspectives • Environmental stakes and nature as antagonist • Series with sequel potential • Gritty action with heartfelt character depth
355 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 20, 2025
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