01886cam a2200301 i 4500 1339222869 TxAuBib 20240620120000.0 200923s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020946674 9781633735934 hardback 1633735931 hardback 9781633735941 trade paperback 163373594X trade paperback TxAuBib rda Sparkman, Darrel, author. Hard times [PB] / Darrel Sparkman, Chelsea Cambeis, Dennis Doty. First. Bentonville : Oghma Creative Media, 2020. pages cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Legendary lawman Coble Bray's world changes when he meets the fiery Maria. Leaving his gunslinger life behind, they settle into a peaceful existence on a small Missouri ranch. But tranquility is a luxury Coble can't afford for long. When an old comrade, Priest, arrives with news of a brutal murder, Coble's past beckons him back to the badge. The victim was found with a chilling message—a cross and key in her mouth, along with a note addressed to Coble, hinting at the work of a sinister figure connected to an unsolved murder the previous year. Driven by duty and haunted by the threat of a serial killer, Coble steps into the fray, where his quest leads him to Hard Times, Kansas—a town as foreboding as his circumstances. There, he finds himself alone, playing a perilous game with a murderer who’s always one step ahead. Can Coble Bray outwit a devilish adversary, or will his final showdown cost him everything he holds dear? Dive into the Western mystery today!. 20240620. Cambeis, Chelsea, editor. Doty, Dennis, editor.