The Flying Z

Will Zachary and his dementia-stricken uncle lead an isolated existence running The Flying Z a struggling southern Arizona ranch on the Mexican border. Their ordered life dramatically changes when Merry O'Hara driving cross-country on her way to grad school at Stanford drives into a ditch on their land...and right into the middle of the war they're waging against a vicious cartel smuggling drugs across the ranch. Against all odds Will and Merry are drawn to each other at the same time they're desperately fighting out-manned and out-gunned to protect the ranch and their lives.<br><br><b>Praise for Leo W. Banks</b><br><br><i>The Flying Z </i>is part western part crime part thriller and all heart and grit! In Will Zachary Leo W. Banks has created a modern-day laconic cowboy who's tougher than a five-day cattle drive but vulnerable sentimental and real. Banks is a master of dialogue revealing layers of character through just a few spoken words.<i> The Flying Z</i> is a can't miss excellent book for all crime readers! Matt Coyle author of the award-winning Rick Cahill crime series.<br><br>[A] border adventure that Leo Banks excels at replete with his usual attention-grabbing writing style. But underneath the danger a bonding love story percolates between the polar opposite couple. <i>The Flying Z</i> melds action and a relationship to form a story for everyone to enjoy; kinda like roses and cacti. A thorny but beautiful tale of southwestern Arizona. <i>Green Valley News</i>