The Creosote Widow

A Novel

von Tanner Betts

166 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

After the Rock Springs Massacre, Elias "Lije" Creed - a scarred Black preacher turned poison peddler - forms a lethal pact with Mei-Ling "Mary" Zhao, a Chinese survivor who hid among the dead. Together they weaponize whispers, arsenic, and the endless range wars to destroy the cattle barons and railroad men who ordered the slaughter of their people.

But in the harsh high plains, vengeance extracts a heavier price than blood. As they poison wells and topple empires, their desperate, passionate alliance ignites into something far more dangerous than hate: a raw, redemptive love that threatens to consume them both.>Perfect for readers who crave gritty, character-rich Westerns in the tradition of classic masters - but darker, more passionate, and uncompromisingly real.

Themes: Revenge and its soul cost - Love as the ultimate poison - Survival in a merciless land - The unbreakable human spirit