Shotgun Seat

SHOTGUN SEATSeven stagecoach robberies. One hidden traitor. And a bounty hunter riding directly into the trap.For fourteen months, someone has been robbing Monarch Express heavy runs across the Western frontier.Seven robberies.Seven carefully chosen targets.And not one reliable clue about how the outlaws always know exactly which stagecoach to hit.Federal bounty hunter Eldridge Sample is brought in to find the leak.But this isn’t a simple case of tracking outlaws across the prairie.The robbers know the routes.They know the schedules.They know which stagecoaches are carrying heavy loads.And somehow, they know exactly who will be guarding the money.Eldridge begins working backward through the operation, studying manifests, messenger assignments, stagecoach routes, blind curves, station records, and suspicious financial transactions. The deeper he digs, the clearer it becomes that the outlaws aren’t getting lucky.Someone inside the express company is feeding them information.To expose the traitor, Eldridge takes a dangerous position on the driver’s box of a heavily loaded stagecoach carrying thousands of dollars in federal currency through the isolated Black Mesa country.He knows the road.He knows the blind curves.He knows the history.And he knows the next robbery may already be planned.But identifying the inside man won’t be enough.Eldridge must determine who is supplying the information, how the robbery network operates, and how far the conspiracy reaches before the next stagecoach disappears into the darkness.The further he follows the evidence, the more dangerous the shotgun seat becomes.Because when the next heavy run rolls into the mesa country, Eldridge isn’t just riding with the money.He’s riding into the middle of the robbery.SHOTGUN SEAT is a gripping Western mystery thriller packed with stagecoach robberies, bounty hunters, cowboy adventure, frontier justice, Old West crime, express companies, outlaw conspiracies, undercover investigations, stolen money, horseback pursuit, Western suspense, historical Western fiction, gunslingers, frontier detectives, and fast-paced cowboy action.Perfect for readers who love Louis L’Amour, Elmore Leonard, William W. Johnstone, Ralph Compton, Craig Johnson, and C.J. Box, and anyone looking for a smart, character-driven Western thriller with mystery, action, deception, and an unforgettable frontier setting....then SHOTGUN SEAT puts you directly in the driver’s box for a dangerous ride across the American frontier.The next stagecoach is carrying thousands of dollars.The outlaws already know it’s coming.And Eldridge Sample intends to be waiting for them.