Where No Man Rules

by Dave P. Fisher

The Poudre Canyon Saga – Book 1 Behind Jean and Andre Pelletier lay Quebec, their livelihoods as Voyageurs, and the body of Claude LeSueur who had flung his final insult in Jean’s face. In a sudden flash of rage, witnessed only by his brother, Andre, Jean had plunged his knife into the heart of wealthy fur merchant Maurice LeSueur’s son. Together, the young trappers flee westward ahead of the hangman and the wrath of Maurice LeSueur, a controller for the powerful Northwest Fur Company. As the brothers make their way along the wilderness waterways they learn that LeSueur has engaged two murderous river pirates, Joseph Quesnel and his partner Carcajou, to hunt them. Quesnel, who harbors his own hatred for Jean Pelletier, manipulates LeSueur and his money for his own dark purposes. Jean knows the race has become even more desperate and makes the decision to escape into the American West, a decision that establishes the pattern for the men they will become. Making their way into the Rocky Mountains of 1824, the brothers meld into the world of free trappers and Indians, becoming one with them. Years pass and thoughts of Canada and the LeSueurs become faded memories until the day Jean's past comes back and threatens the new life he has so carefully built. Formerly titled "Where Free Men Gather", published by Bottom of the Hill Publishing. The rewritten and enhanced novel is now published by Double Diamond Books under the title "Where No Man Rules".

340 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 25, 2016

About the author

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.

Reviews

[Tricia Hungerford · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome is too lowly a word to describe this book. The description of the Rocky Mountains just made my heart swell with memories of crossing them so many years ago! I've lived in Colorado where the water was so sweet in the mountains back in the early 50's, you could put your face in it and drink to your heart's content. I've lived with the Wasatch mountains at my back door before smog existed, just like Mr. Fisher described them! His gift of taking you back to life as it was is almost spiritual! I hope that many readers see this review and read one of his books!

[David Best · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great beginning

A Great beginning to a mountain man series.
If the other 9 books that I have are as good as the first , I am going to have some great reading.

[Beverly Kee · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really good story!

I liked this one a lot! What's the odds of finding a red headed woman in the wilderness? Great writing once again!

[Jeannie T Watkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing Author !!!!!

Once I found his books I couldn't put them down. This is another of his books I didn't want to put down. Great read. I'm so happy this is a sequel of six books I believe. Thanks for the great reads Mr Fisher . I would recommend this to anyone that likes reading western..
Jeannie

[Nick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Almost a Western.

This was a good story of the early America starting with Voyageurs in Canada and endimg with Mountain Men in the Rockies! A story full of honor and adventure.