Purgatoire

Brief Description: Ben Cameron had been a Texas Ranger and a lawman -- and though that was a long time ago, his legend lives on through the dime novels that referred to him as "The Scottish Gun." Cameron rides into the dying mining town of Purgatoire for a drink, which these days, means he won't stop until he's good and drunk. When a series of murders shakes up the town, its inhabitants look to "The Scottish Gun" for protection. But can Cameron still deliver; Marc Notes: A former Texas Ranger whose exploits are sensationalized in a series of dime novels, Ben Cameron is looked to as a potential protector when a series of murders begins in the town of Purgatoire. Publisher Marketing: Dime novels had given Ben Cameron a legendary reputation as The Scottish Gun. A Texas Ranger lauded by Buffalo Bill Cody, a Pinkerton agent, a hired assassin--Cameron had supposedly done it all. But reality is far from fiction as it's a washed-up, drunken Cameron who rides into the dying mining town of Purgatoire. The townsfolk only know what they've read, though, and when a series of murders plunges the town into panic, Cameron is the first man they look to for protection. Can the fallen hero reinvent himself yet again to catch the killer? Review Citations:

Ingram Paperback Advance 01/01/2005 pg. 55 (EAN 9780843955095, Mass Market Paperbound)

Booklist 12/15/2003 pg. 725 (EAN 9780786238064, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Boggs, Johnny D Johnny D. Boggs has worked cattle, shot rapids in a canoe, hiked across mountains and deserts, traipsedaround ghost towns, and spent hours poring over microfilm in library archives -- all in the name of findinga good story. He's won several Spur Awards from Western Writers of America and the Western HeritageWrangler Award from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. A native of South Carolina, Boggs spent almost fifteen years in Texas as a journalist. Boggs now lives with his wife Lisa and son Jack inSanta Fe.