Product Description

Sometimes even the law can go bad.
He knew when he had heard the words that it wasn’t going to be an easy task.
“Bring in the Patterson’s.”
Roy and Orville Patterson, two former deputies who had ridden for the Judge, had went as rotten as an apple on the hottest day. Marshal Bates had wanted him to bring them in if he could or end their evil ways if he couldn’t, but the situation had become complicated. To find the trail the two Deputies had ridden down would mean following them into the biggest range war this side of the Mississippi.
Can Deputy Tyler Musler find the two former Deputies before lead flies or will he be caught in the middle of something bigger than he imagined?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2400251 in Books
• Published on: 2006-08-15
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 168 pages

From the Publisher
Anne K. Edwards The old West still lives in tales like Ebony Marshal Bitter, brought to life by the vivid imagination of talented author Sean Chandler. The tall men who brought law and order to a wild land return to us in these tales.

Without men like Tyler Musler, the west would have remained in the hands of outlaws and men who lived and died by the gun. These men held life cheap and often killed for the mere sport of it so at the risk of their own lives, lawmen made it possible for civilization and safety to settle in these wild lands.

Tyler had just recovered from gunshot wounds when a messenger brought word that he was needed to go after the Patterson boys, former deputy marshals gone bad. He was accompanied by three other deputies on this trip, an Indian, a black man like himself and an older white man who did not think they were his equals.

Trouble dogged their trail from the outset. Prejudice and suspicion rode with the four men, keeping them on the edge of trouble among themselves. Could this cause the failure of their mission? Will all four return home? Along with the question of whether or not they find their prey, these questions will keep you reading.

A book that goes beyond the ordinary shoot 'em up and chases on horseback, you'll come to understand how a hard land makes a hard man if he is to survive.

Recommended as a fine read for any western or historical fan. Enjoy. I did.

From the Back Cover
Sometimes even the law can go bad. He knew when he had heard the words that it wasn’t going to be an easy task. "Bring in the Patterson’s." Roy and Orville Patterson, two former deputies who had ridden for the Judge, had went as rotten as an apple on the hottest day. Marshal Bates had wanted him to bring them in if he could or end their evil ways if he couldn’t, but the situation had become complicated. To find the trail the two Deputies had ridden down would mean following them into the biggest range war this side of the Mississippi. Can Deputy Tyler Musler find the two former Deputies before lead flies or will he be caught in the middle of something bigger than he imagined?

About the Author
Ebony Marshal: Bitter marks the second time author Sean Chandler has written about the black west. Mr. Chandler is an avid writer, and an associate member of the western writers association. Mr. Chandler has resided in Oklahoma all of his life, and has been blessed to have experienced some of the land he writes about first hand.

Customer Reviews

Ebony Marshal Bitter
The old West still lives in tales like Ebony Marshal Bitter, brought to life
by the vivid imagination of talented author Sean Chandler. The tall men who
brought law and order to a wild land return to us in these tales.

Without men like Tyler Musler, the west would have remained in the hands of
outlaws and men who lived and died by the gun. These men held life cheap and
often killed for the mere sport of it so at the risk of their own lives,
lawmen made it possible for civilization and safety to settle in these wild
lands.

Tyler had just recovered from gunshot wounds when a messenger brought word
that he was needed to go after the Patterson boys, former deputy marshals
gone bad. He was accompanied by three other deputies on this trip, an
Indian, a black man like himself and an older white man who did not think
they were his equals.

Trouble dogged their trail from the outset. Prejudice and suspicion rode
with the four men, keeping them on the edge of trouble among themselves.
Could this cause the failure of their mission? Will all four return home?
Along with the question of whether or not they find their prey, these
questions will keep you reading.

A book that goes beyond the ordinary shoot 'em up and chases on horseback,
you'll come to understand how a hard land makes a hard man if he is to
survive.
Recommended as a fine read for any western or historical fan. Enjoy. I
did.