Finding Silver: Ira Beard book3

by Steve Bartholomew

Ira Beard book three. Ira Beard only wants to see the Mojave Desert and a silver mine. He finds instead evil and deceit, and must fight for his life. As a former policeman, he believes in justice and protecting the innocent. He knows if he runs he won't be able to face himself. Ira has young Andrew Grinder to back him up. Andrew wants to work as a desert guide. Instead he runs head-on into Ira's need for justice. He likes playing cards and knows how to cheat, but like Ira he despises cheaters. If Ira loses his game against a crooked mine owner he's likely to die. And so will other people. Read the book to see how an honest man plays in a crooked contest.

136 pages, Paperback

Published August 21, 2018

About the author

The author was born a long time ago. He spent three years in the US Army where he learned a lot of vital skills, such as how to use a soldering iron and screwdriver, as well as how to make the bed, mop the floor, and wash dishes. He grew up and spent most of his life in San Francisco. After obtaining a useless liberal arts degree, he became a social worker and did more than 20 years in the mean streets of New York City, San Francisco, and rural California.

He is now devoted to writing books, which he should have been doing in the first place. He has written some science fiction and fantasy, but is now mainly interested in tales of the Old West. Previous publications include The Terrorist Plot at Gopherville, Gold, A Tale of the California Gold Rush, Journey to Rhyolite and Chapel Perilous.