Doctor Marcus Quigley is a man of many talents. He’s a qualified dental surgeon, as well as a deadly bounty hunter. And he’s equally capable in both fields.
For years, he’s been working his way west, always on the move. His reasons for choosing such a lifestyle are deeply personal, and he can’t pursue the kind of life he’d envisioned for himself until he finishes what he’s set out to do.
A dear personal friend—his benefactress—was murdered years earlier, and he won’t stop until he’s found her killer. With few clues to go on, Marcus is sure he’ll know the man when he finds him—and he looks forward to the day when justice will be met. But in the end, will Marcus get his man? Or will the tables be turned in one last deadly gamble?
This collection of short stories follows him on every dangerous step of THE BOUNTY TRAIL…
EXCERPT:
Ted Brisby winced as his hand
went to his jaw and he tasted the fresh blood in his mouth. He glared at Doc Quigley
for a moment, then leaned to the side and spat into the spittoon that the dentist
had placed there in readiness just moments before he had relieved Ted of his
left lower back molar.
“Ugly thing, isn’t it?” Doctor Marcus
Quigley asked rhetorically, holding up the offending tooth remnant between the
jaws of a pair of dental pliers. “No wonder you were in pain. This thing was
rotten to its very roots. Do you want it as a keepsake?”
“The hell I want it, Doc. The
durned thing has been near killing me for two weeks. Do whatever you want with
it.”
Marcus scrutinized it for a
moment. It was a dark yellow, almost brown at the top from years of tobacco
staining, and black in the center where the decay had eaten right down to the
nerves. There was nothing of the tooth that could be salvaged, so with a shrug
he dropped it in the spittoon.
Keith, I loved this book. So different. And very realistic--I can see where Marcus Quigley could actually get by in life doing all the things he loved to do and was trained to do--dentist, gambler, and bounty hunter. A fascinating character, with so many talents all rolled into one! Congratulations on your release! Excellent story!
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Thank you, Jerry. You are a gentleman, and a great writer!
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DeleteCongratulations, Clay, on your new release. It's a great feeling to get a new book out. I love the dialogue in the excerpt. I wish you every success.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind words, Sarah. It is indeed a joyous time when a new book comes out. And Cheryl and Livia are great publishers to work with.
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