Wes Crowley 02 Gap 08 Deputy US Marshal

Between Books 2 and 3 of the 12-volume Wes Crowley saga, there's a 15-year gap. This is the seventh book that works toward filling that gap. Hence, the Wes Crowley Gap Series.

This is also the second novel for the Wes Crowley Santa Fe sub-series. I don't know how many stories will emerge from this diversion.

In this book, Wes establishes his office and himself as the newest law enforcement officer in Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory.

It's a new time, and a new job. Although his days of putting up with the constant Comanche raids are over, at least for now, he fully expects he will soon have more dealings with the comancheros back near the Texas state line. But maybe a surprise is waiting. And maybe it's to be expected.

Can there be a smooth ride for a territory in the Wild West that's seeking statehood? Growing pains are prevalent, widespread, and often severe. Likewise, not all of the outlaws in the Territory are comancheros. When...