Benedict and Brazos 17: The Buzzard Breed

by E. Jefferson Clay

It was a case of mistaken identity when Galloway’s two lawmen arrested Hank Brazos on a charge of rustling. Brazos went quietly, sure that his saddle pard, Duke Benedict, would soon arrive to help him clear everything up. But the law had other ideas. No ifs, no buts … Hank Brazos was going to stay behind bars until the circuit judge could find him guilty and sentence him to hang! Benedict could always help the big Texan escape … but if things went wrong, it might come to gunplay and innocent parties could die. So he decided to take a different route – to ride solo and find and arrest the real culprits himself. Trouble was, to stand any chance of success, he had to swap one partner for another … in this case, Brazos’ irascible hound, Bullpup! About the Author E. Jefferson Clay was just one of many pseudonyms used by New South Wales-born Paul Wheelahan (1930-2018). Starting off as a comic-book writer/illustrator, Paul created The Panther and The Raven before moving on to a long and distinguished career as a western writer. Under the names Emerson Dodge, Brett McKinley, E. Jefferson Clay, Ben Jefferson and others, he penned more than 800 westerns and could, at his height, turn out a full-length western in just four days. The son of a mounted policeman, Paul initially worked as a powder monkey on the Oaky River Dam project. By 1955, however, he was drawing Davy Crockett—Frontier Scout. In 1963 he began his long association with Australian publisher Cleveland Pty. Co. Ltd. As prolific as he was as a western writer, however, he also managed to write for TV, creating shows like Runaways and contributing scripts to perennial favorites like A Country Practice. At the time of his death, in December 2018, he was writing his autobiography, Never Ride Back … which was also the title of his very first western. The Benedict and Brazos Series by E. Jefferson Clay Aces Wild A Badge for Brazos The Big Ranchero Stage to Nowhere Adios, Bandido Cry Riot! Fools’ Frontier A Six-Gun Says Goodbye The Living Legend Diablo Valley Never Ride West Shoot and Be Damned Wardlock’s Legion Kid Chaney’s Express Madigan’s Last Stand Bury the Losers The Buzzard Breed … And more to come every month!

122 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 1, 2021