A Good Town

by Douglas Hirt

Howie Blake and Dobie Tinkerman were two friends who weren't looking for much out of life. All they wanted was a way to make a living and a good town to settle down in. When they met Waldo Fritz it looked like they might have at least found a paying job, armed robbery. Waldo tried hard to teach them the ways of an outlaw, but their hearts just weren't in it. When they finally get some money together, Howie and Dobie parted ways with Waldo and set out to leave their old lives behind. They thought they could join the Arizona Rangers and help People for a change. They thought they were through with crime and Waldo. But, Waldo wasn't through with them...

223 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 2001

About the author

Douglas Hirt was born in Illinois, but heeding Horace Greeley's admonition to "Go west, young man", he headed to New Mexico at eighteen. Doug earned a Bachelor's degree from the College of Santa Fe and a Masters of Science degree from Eastern New Mexico University. During this time he spent several summers living in a tent in the desert near Carlsbad, New Mexico, conducting biological baseline surveys for the Department of Energy.

Doug drew heavily from this "desert life" when writing his first novel, DEVIL'S WIND. In 1991 Doug's novel, A PASSAGE OF SEASONS, won the Colorado Authors' League Top Hand Award. His 1998 book, BRANDISH, and 1999 DEADWOOD, were finalists for the SPUR award given by the Western Writers of America.

A short story writer, and the author of twenty-nine novels and one book of non fiction, Doug now makes his home in Colorado Springs with his wife Kathy and their two children, Rebecca and Derick. When not writing or traveling to research his novels, Doug enjoys collecting and restoring old English sports cars.

Douglas Hirt is a "fabricator of armchair adventures" who also writes as Jason Elder and Doug Hawkins.

Reviews

[Sharon · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was weird story, nice redemption theme. started skimming at the end.