Black Gold

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Synopsis
A federal agent seeks justice for the Osage Indian murders in a western from “a master storyteller of frontier history” (Elmer Kelton, author of The Good Old Boys).The Osage Indians lost their ancestral freedom on a windswept reservation in Oklahoma. Now, in the Roaring Twenties, the land is spewing black gold; oil has been found, and every Osage owns a share of the rights. Soon Osage tribal members are being killed for their oil royalties while a corrupt sheriff turns his back on the murders, Special Agent Frank Gordon organizes and undercover operation while working openly with frontier legend US Marshall Will Proctor.Their investigation unearths a string of thirty-three murders, and as they race against death, Osages are still being killed. Gordon is determined to bring down the mastermind behind the ring of cold-blooded butchers. But when one of his own men is murdered and the killers turn on him, Gordon realizes there is a law beyond the law—the law of survival . . .“Matt Braun is one of the best!” ―Don Coldsmith, author of the Spanish Bit series“Matt Braun is a titanic credit to Western literature.” —Robert L. Gale, Historian“He tells it straight—and he tells it well.” ―Jory Sherman, author of Grass Kingdom
Copyright:
2004

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781429902151
Related ISBNs:
9780312981747
Publisher:
ST. MARTIN'S PUBLISHING GROUP
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Winchester Productions, Ltd.
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Westerns, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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