Buzzard Bait (A Widowmaker Jones Western #2)

By: Brett Cogburn

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Synopsis: The two-time Spur Award–winner brings back the true grit and glory of the Old West—with a hero as glorious as his real-life ancestor Rooster Cogburn . . . They call him the Widowmaker . . . Newt Jones is none too proud of his deadly nickname. But when you tangle with the likes of Judge Roy Bean and the notorious Mexican outlaw Juan Cortina, a man&’s bound to earn a reputation. Or get stuck with a moniker like &“Widowmaker.&” Even so, Newt is ready to put his gunslinging days behind him, hang up his Winchester, and take it easy. There&’s just one problem: Ain&’t nothing easy about living in Apache country . . . When Newt gets word that a renegade tribe has kidnapped Matilda Redding&’s grandson, he can&’t just sit by and let the local authorities bungle it. Matilda once did him a good turn up on the Pecos and—flat broke and half drunk or not—he&’s got to help the old gal out. So he saddles up his horse, straps on his dead man&’s gun, and sets off to save this boy before he&’s buzzard chow. Sure, Newt&’s outnumbered, outgunned, and probably out of his mind. But they don&’t call him Widowmaker Jones for nothing . . . Praise for Spur Award–winner Brett Cogburn &“Fans of frontier arcana will revel in Cogburn&’s readable prose and lively characters.&” —Publishers Weekly on Rooster &“Cogburn amazes and astounds.&” —Booklist