About the Book Flint Moran was fourteen years old when the Civil War ended. He was fifteen when his family bought a plot of land near Tinhorn, Texas. He was barely nineteen when he caught a pair of rustlers stealing cattle --and singlehandedly brought them to justice. How did a teenaged boy track down and capture two hardcase thieves without any help? Thats what Tinhorn sheriff Buck Jackson wants to know. He cant help but be impressed by Flints sharp eye and natural talent with a Henry rifle. So he offers to deputize the boy--tin badge, Colt Frontier Six-Shooter, and all--and Flint happily accepts. But there are things the young deputy doesnt know--and what he doesnt know could kill him. Theres a gunman coming to town. A showdown is brewing that could prove to be Flints first--and possibly last--test. But either way, there will be blood-- Book Synopsis From the bestselling masters of the Old West comes the first in a blazing new series about a young deputy sheriffs coming of age--and trial by gunfire--in a small Texas town. This is the blistering saga of a hero in training, from first blood to final showdown... Flint Moran was fourteen years old when the Civil War ended. He was fifteen when his family bought a plot of land near Tinhorn, Texas. He was barely nineteen when he caught a pair of rustlers stealing cattle--and singlehandedly brought them to justice. How did a teenaged boy track down and capture two hardcase thieves without any help? Thats what Tinhorn sheriff Buck Jackson wants to know. He cant help but be impressed by Flints sharp eye and natural talent with a Henry rifle. So he offers to deputize the boy--tin badge, Colt Frontier Six-Shooter, and all--and Flint happily accepts. But there are things the young deputy doesnt know. And what he doesnt know could kill him. . . . Theres a gunman coming to town. A showdown is brewing that could prove to be Flints first--and possibly last--test. But either way, there will be blood. . . . Live Free. Read Hard. About the Author William W. Johnstone is the #1 bestselling Western writer in America and the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of hundreds of books, with over 50 million copies sold. Born in southern Missouri, he was raised with strong moral and family values by his minister father, and tutored by his schoolteacher mother. He left school at fifteen to work in a carnival and then as a deputy sheriff before serving in the army. He went on to become known as the Greatest Western writer of the 21st Century. Visit him online at WilliamJohnstone.net. J.A. Johnstone learned to write from the master himself, Uncle William W. Johnstone, who began tutoring J.A. at an early age. After-school hours were often spent retyping manuscripts or researching his massive American Western History library as well as the more modern wars and conflicts. J.A. worked hard and learned, later going on to become the co-author of William W. Johnstones many bestselling westerns and thrillers. J.A. Johnstone lives on a ranch in Tennessee and more information is at WilliamJohnstone.net.