Dead Man's Hand

Dead Man's Hand

<b>It’s a fight for survival in the Wild West</b><br /><br />When Con Carnigan finds his cabin looted and his newly trained cavalry horses stolen, he faces starvation if he cannot get his herd back. <br /><br />Determined to recover his property and hell bent on revenge he tracks the thieves deep into the Sonoran desert.<br /><br />Out of money and losing sight of the trail, Carnigan decides to rest up in the town of Sidewinder Flats.<br /><br />He soon discovers that the town is a meeting point for thieves and vagabonds, run by a ruthless, criminal mastermind called Garside Hoffman.<br /><br />Hoffman controls the town through a deadly card game - forcing the locals to work for him while they desperately attempt to pay back their gambling debts.<br /><br />Hoffman offers Carnigan the position of sheriff, so long as he turns a blind eye to his sharp practice. <br /><br />Will Carnigan rescue the town from the clutches of Hoffman, and regain his stolen property?<br /><br />Or will he become the next victim to be dealt a <em>Dead Man’s Hand</em>?<br /><br /><em>Dead Man’s Hand</em> is a fast-paced western adventure that will have you hooked from the very first page.<br /><br /><h2>Praise for Christopher Kenworthy</h2><br /><br />‘A Classic return to the Western frontier.’ - <b>Robert Foster</b>, acclaimed author of <em>The Lunar Code<em></em>.<br /><br />‘Kenworthy is a craftsman and entertainer.’ - <b>Richard Foreman</b>, bestselling author of <em>The Sword of Rome</em> series<br /> <br /><b>Christopher Kenworthy</b> was a journalist and novelist. His other Westerns include <em>Apache Country</em> and <em>Badlands</em>, and he has also written two naval fiction series - the John Paul Jones adventures and the <em>In the Dark of the Moon</em> saga.<br /><br /><b> Pioneering Press is an imprint of Endeavour Press, the UK’s leading independent digital publisher. We publish new and classic westerns by authors from the US and the UK.</b></em>