{"product_id":"wild-justice-paperback","title":"Wild Justice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLoren D. Estleman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting western novel starring beloved character Page Murdock from Spur Award-winning author Loren D. Estleman \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the spring of 1896, after thirty years spent dispensing justice in the territory of Montana, Judge Harlan Blackthorne expires, leaving Deputy U.S. Marshal Page Murdock, his most steadfast officer, to escort his remains across the continent by rail. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe long journey--interrupted from time to time by station stops for the public to pay its respects and for various marching bands to serenade the departed with his favorite ballad, \"After the Ball\"--gives Murdock plenty of opportunity to reflect upon the years of triumphs and tragedies he's seen first hand, always in the interest of bringing justice to a wilderness he, his fellow deputies, and the Judge played so important a role in its settlement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the funeral train chugs through prairie, over mountains, and across rivers once ruled by buffalo herds, Indian nations, trappers, cowboys, U.S. Cavalry, entrepreneurs, and outlaws representing every level of heroism, sacrifice, ambition, and vice, \u003ci\u003eWild Justice\u003c\/i\u003e provides a capsule history of the American frontier from its untamed beginnings to a civilization balanced on the edge of a new and unpredictable century.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLOREN D. ESTLEMAN has written more than seventy books--historical novels, mysteries, and westerns, including \u003ci\u003eCape Hell, The Book of Murdock, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePort Hazard\u003c\/i\u003e. Winner of four Shamus Awards, five Spur Awards, and three Western Heritage Awards, he lives in Central Michigan with his wife, author Deborah Morgan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42708607041599,"sku":"9781250823298","price":19.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/10edf8e7144de51ac3aac01c4a5933cf.webp?v=1765048426","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/wild-justice-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}