Massacre: A Western Adventure

by D.M. Haggard

This third book of Dusty McCoy by D. M. Haggard is charged with excitement, violence, and surprises. Rustling, assaults, and gunplay were common in the 1870s. The eventual introduction of barbed wire fencing and the elimination of free-range ranching created considerable disquiet between settlers, ranchers, and their Indian neighbors.

As you found out in book two, Dead Meat, Dusty spent two years as a range enforcer for the huge XIT Ranch in Texas. His time doing that was vicious and dangerous. He was paid a small fortune for his work, but any job that is filled with killing and danger can wear on a cowboy. He finally decided he needed to go home.

His trip to his original home in Puryear, Tennessee, was interrupted by a well-known federal judge commonly known as “the Hanging Judge” in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Not until later did Dusty realize that the first assignment given to him by Judge Parker would involve much destruction and many deaths.

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140 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 3, 2022

About the author

D. M. Haggard, aka D. M. Horridge, was born in Texas, raised on cactus, dust, and a strong family. When I was very young, I would visit my uncle's farm in San Antonio and work side by side with my seven cousins baling hay, swimming in a round cow trough, and hunting rattlesnakes. I've hunted and fished all over the United States, and have worked like a trojan on my own ranch in Texas. I've written short stories and professional articles for a variety of marketing and professional magazines, but only recently started writing western adventure stories. I like learning about the real characters of western history and use them in a fictional way. I feel like I am preserving their memory and the heritage they left for us over time. I have been blessed with a wonderful wife of 55 years, two terrific children, and a million friends. I try to leave a message in every book that says to the reader, "we are all part of this world of ours and we need to work together to keep it from falling apart." My family is the most important part of my life. I have also been blessed with four fabulous grandchildren and two spouses of our children who have brought a wonderful depth to our family and extended family. One of my favorite subjects is the Texas Rangers, a group of tough, honorable, and law-abiding men and women. Only recently I have begun a series of children's books named "The Amazing Adventures of Two Boys." They represent many of the stories my father told to my brother and me as children. Always exciting, but not frightening, they give me great pleasure to write and publish on Amazon under my father's name, Don Horridge, and my name D. M. Horridge. All of the proceeds from these children's books are donated to children's ministries throughout the world. Thanks for listening.

Reviews

[D M · Rating 5 out of 5]

You won't even believe this book. Not only is it a fun book to read, it actually is about a family who used to ambush travelers. I can't say more or I will spoil the book, but how the criminals escape, their warped lives, and who Dusty McCoy "captures" them at the risk of his own life is unbelievable. 5555 Stars for this one. DM

[Joseph A. Elliott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome

Hope if you read it Is great for you also. Dusty just seems to move on. But story was well t old.