BOOK 494
Clint is approached by a gunfighter who is well past his prime. The old timer is slowing down but still in the game and wants a specially modified pistol to make up for some of the speed he's lost over the years. Although Clint accepts the commission, he gets to know the old man well enough to push him to consider retirement. Can an old gunfighter be convinced to lay down his weapon to live out the rest of his days in peace?
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.