The Texas Badge

Brandiron #3

by Dusty Richards

The bloodiest crime in Texas history, and only one man has the guts to solve it. Bank robbery. Jailbreak. Massacre. Alone, each would send good folks reeling. But when all three occur in the same night in the same small South Texas town leaving no eyewitnesses behind, it could be the end of the world. Saddler County Sheriff Dell Hoffman is charged with bringing the perpetrators of these horrific crimes to justice, but even the toughest and most cunning lawman in Texas has his limits. With nothing to go on but five bloody bodies, a cracked safe, and an empty jail, Dell works the fringe of his sleepy western town—the forgotten, the invisible, those who often see without being seen. The more he learns, though, the more he wishes he could forget. In search of the truth, Dell finds himself pulled into an dark world of murder, deception, and brutality the likes of which he never imagined. Will he solve the most heinous crime in Texas history? Or will Dell’s drive for justice lead him to an even greater tragedy for both himself and those he cares for most?

Genres: Westerns

207 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 16, 2016

About the author

Author of over 85 novels, Dusty Richards is the only author to win two Spur awards in one year (2007), one for his novel The Horse Creek Incident and another for his short story “Comanche Moon.” He is a member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and the International Professional Rodeo Association, and serves on the local PRCA rodeo board. Dusty is also an inductee in the Arkansas Writers Hall of Fame. He currently resides in northwest Arkansas. He was the winner of the 2010 Will Rogers Medallion Award for Western Fiction for his novel Texas Blood Feud and honored by the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2009.

Reviews

[Barbara Lee Wood · Rating 5 out of 5]

A SECOND CHANCE FOR LOVE

A good adventure and beginning of protecting the murder scene, looking for evidence. The town physician examining the deceased and evaluating how and when they died.
A quick fast moving western adventure..and that's what we all like, enjoy...ride easy everyone.

[Vicky Beeler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read

The book go t me involved at the beginning and I did not want it to end. I will read more of his books .

[Danny · Rating 3 out of 5]

6/10

[MICHAEL L. GEDROSE]

Fun book