Salt Wars

<p>In the blistering heat of the Texas borderlands the only thing more valuable than water is the salt-and some men are willing to kill for it.</p><p>SALT WAR is a gritty fast-paced historical Western that charts the bloody collision of old traditions and new laws. In the sun-scorched town of San Elizario Sheriff Dan Tucker is a man caught in the crossfire. For generations Tejano families like the Morales clan have freely harvested the white gold from the nearby salt flats. But when a ruthless East Coast businessman named Charles Howard arrives with a legal deed and a private army of hired guns the ancient custom becomes a federal crime.</p><p>Forced to uphold a law he knows is unjust Sheriff Tucker finds himself trading his community's respect for a tin star and a paycheck. The conflict explodes when Tucker arrests the proud patriarch José Morales igniting a firestorm of rebellion. Soon the town is under siege pitting a lone lawman and a handful of deputies against five hundred armed men demanding justice. But the siege is only the beginning. When mob justice claims its price Tucker is cast out a man stripped of his badge and his honor. This sparks a grim and personal vendetta as the ex-lawman embarks on a campaign of vigilante justice hunting the men he once called his neighbors through the harsh unforgiving desert.</p><p>Told in the lean dialogue-rich style of Elmore Leonard SALT WAR is a morally complex tale of revenge blurred lines and the brutal realities of the American West. It's a classic Western adventure where there are no heroes or villains only survivors and ghosts. This action-packed novel explores the high price of pride and the bloody birth of legends where a man's soul is as barren as the land he fights to control.</p><p>Perfect for fans of historical fiction gritty crime thrillers and classic Westerns.</p>