{"product_id":"9781250823298","title":"Wild Justice : A Page Murdock Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWild Justice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Loren D. Estleman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting western novel starring beloved character Page Murdock from Spur Award-winning author Loren D. Estleman!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Loren Estleman is my hero.\"—Harlan Coben\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A fast-paced western with action on every page.\"—Historical Novel Society on \u003ci\u003eCape Hell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Estleman delivers his tall tale with dollops of western lore, elegant prose, and crisp, tongue-in-cheek dialogue.”—\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Long High Noon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An exciting western loaded with intrigue, suspense, and clever plot twists. One of Estleman's best, a smart, tightly wrapped story.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eon\u003ci\u003e The Book of Murdock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250823298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Forge Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40838426394830,"sku":"9781250823298","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250823298","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}