The Cheater of Death

About the Book

Dan Shale follows the action, and death follows him. While riding his big black through the foot of the Rockies on his way to help a friend, Shale was shot and left for dead. After escaping from the undertaker’s bloody table Shale was helped by a young boy and his mother, a young woman striving against insurmountable odds to save her ranch. After recovering, Shale is hired to help save the townspeople from a schemer among their mist. Shale, accused of murder and jailed, now faces a lynch mob. Ride along with Shale on his big black as he puts his peacemaker into action.

About the Author

The author was born and raised in the Kentucky Hill Country and spent most of his time in the woods and on riverbanks. A lot of communities and places in his novels are real. The story and characters are not. This is the author’s sixth novel after A Foot Above Hell, Don't Look Back, If the River Could Talk, A Life of Dreams, and A Dream of Terror. Bob Close and his wife live in Texas.