King of the Border - Paperback

by J. R. Roberts (Author)

King Fisher practically owns the Nueces Strip along the Rio Grande. And he keeps control of his empire by hiring desperate men from both sides of the border.

Riding through the town of Eagle Pass, it doesn't take Clint Adams long to run afoul of Fisher's men, killing one and wounding another. Now the Gunsmith has a choice: leave town with the tag "coward" plastered on his back-or stay and face more trouble than one man has ever known...

Author Biography

J.R. Roberts (Robert J. Randisi) is an American author who writes in the Detective and Western genres. He has authored more than 500 published books and has edited more than 30 anthologies of short stories. Booklist magazine said he "may be the last of the pulp writers." He co-founded and edited Mystery Scene magazine and co-founded the American Crime Writers League. He founded The Private Eye Writers of America in 1981, where he created the Shamus Award. 2013: Mr. Randisi received the President's Award (which recognizes a major career contribution to excellence in Western literature) from the ReadWest Foundation.