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Spur Award nominee
James Reasoner is one of the most prolific and in—demand Western writers working today,
with more than 200 books to his credit, both under his own name and under various
pen-names. He was a contributor to Bantam's New York Times bestselling Wagons West series.
In the mystery field he is best known for the novel Texas Wind, which has achieved
legendary status as a collectible paperback. For several years early in his career,
he wrote the Mike Shayne novellas in MIKE SHAYNE MYSTERY MAGAZINE under the famous
pseudonym Brett Halliday. Under his own name in recent years he has written a
ten-book series of historical novels set during the Civil War and several historical
novels about World War II. He lives in Texas with his wife, award-winning mystery
novelist L.J. Washburn.
There are several interviews
with James on the internet at this time. Here is a recent one --
http://saddlebums.blogspot.com/2007/09/saddlebums-interview-james-reasoner.html
What's
New
 Dust
Devils -- Publishers Weekly, 6/18/2007
James Reasoner. Point Blank (www.pointblankpress.com), $16.95 paper (152p) ISBN
978-0-8095-7245-8
With a simple but effective
plot and understated prose, this outstanding "redneck noir" successfully gives
the windswept Texas plains the feel of mean city streets. Young, callow Toby McCoy appears
at an isolated farmhouse, apparently just seeking work. Soon he’s plowing the fields,
feeding the hogs and making eyes at Grace Halligan, the lovely older woman who owns the
place. Just as the two move beyond a professional relationship, strange gunmen appear at
the farm, forcing the lovers to reveal the extent of their mutual deceptions as they hit
the road—with two dogs in the back of their pickup truck—in search of a
double-crossing bank robber and the money he owes Grace. In the spirit of the genre,
Reasoner (Texas Wind) saves the final chilling revelations for the very end, captivating
the reader with other twists and turns along the way. (Aug.)
 Death Head Crossing --
James Reasoner. Pinnacle,
$5.99 paper (304p) ISBN 0786018895
When a series of bizarre
deaths overtake a tiny Texas town, gunslinger Hell Jackson sets out to ride through the
reign of terror and put an end to the killings. Jackson also gets an unwanted
partner: Everett Sidney Howard, a cub reporter from New York City looking to make a name
for himself riding alongside a famous gunman. Together the two face a gauntlet of dangers
from rustlers, night riders, and more unexpected foes, as they close in on a murderous
gang that'll stop at nothing to get what they want.
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