{"product_id":"squaw-man-9798215361818","title":"Squaw Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): C. Lowry\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Chris Lowry\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Chris Lowry\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Action \u0026amp; Adventure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe came for a five-hundred-dollar bounty. He stayed to burn the town down.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEldridge Sample rides into the mining boomtown of Solitude looking for two cheap bank robbers and a quiet drink. What he finds is a kingdom built on theft. Prosper King, a ruthless land baron, owns the gold, the water, and the law-and he just murdered a prospector in broad daylight to prove it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the dead man's Apache wife, Nita, screams for justice in a street full of cowards, King orders his men to silence her. But he didn't count on the drifter watching from the shadows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbandoning his bounty, Sample rescues the widow and uncovers a conspiracy that runs deeper than the mineshafts beneath the street. King isn't just stealing a claim; he's stealing the future of the territory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrapped in a town where the sheriff is bought, the deputies are outlaws, and the only friend they have is a terrified undertaker, Sample and Nita are forced into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse. From the claustrophobic darkness of a drainage tunnel to a tense standoff in a church bell tower, they must keep the proof of King's crimes alive until the circuit judge arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when the law finally steps off the stagecoach, Sample learns a hard lesson: in Solitude, the gavel is just another weapon in the tyrant's hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOut of options and out of time, Sample decides that if he can't save the town, he'll save the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"King wanted a fire. We're going to give him a town full of it.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplosive, noir-tinged, and morally complex, Town of Ash is a Western thriller about the price of corruption and the cleansing power of fire. Perfect for fans of Deadwood, the tactical action of The Way of the Gun, and the hard-boiled style of Elmore Leonard.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chris Lowry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47593148481687,"sku":"9798215361818","price":1126.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798215361818.webp?v=1774980783","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/squaw-man-9798215361818","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}