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Dead Shot

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Walter Ferguson’s life was a microcosm of America from the Civil War—what Walt calls “The War of Southern Rebellion”—through Prohibition.

Read of Walt’s adventures with such Western luminaries as Wild Bill Hickok, Bat Masterson and his brothers, Wyatt Earp, Butch Cassidy, and other lesser-known figures from his early years through Prohibition. He was a man who met Raymond Chandler’s definition of the perfect private eye hero more than fifty years before it occurred to Chandler: “If there were enough like him, I think the world would be a very safe place to live in, and yet not too dull to be worth living in.”

Praise for The Nick Forte Series

“The return of Chicago private detective Nick Forte, the tough protagonist of two Shamus Award nominated novels, is well worth the wait. Nick’s latest escapade… will surely earn additional praise for the acclaimed series.”
—J.L. Abramo, Shamus Award-winning author of Chasing Charlie Chan

“Nick Forte reminds me of Robert B. Parker’s Spenser: a PI with a finely tuned sense of justice who doesn’t take anyone’s s***. Any fan of hardboiled detective fiction is in for a helluva ride.”
—Chris Rhatigan, former publisher of All Due Respect Books

“Six years since his last appearance, the return of Dana King’s no-nonsense Nick Forte is cause to celebrate… As tough and unsentimental as Forte himself, Off the Books delivers all the action, acute observations, and wise-cracks required to satisfy that old-school PI itch. Now we just need King to not make us wait so long for the next one.”
—James D.F. Hannah, Shamus-winning author of Because the Night and Behind the Wall Of Sleep