Dark Prairie: A Dunbar Novel(1 The Dunbar)

About the Book

From Award-Winning Author John D. Nesbitt, the first Dunbar Novel...

A stranger named Dunbar comes to the town of Winsome, on the plains of Wyoming, on a summer day in the 1890s. He goes to work at the Little Six Ranch and begins to look into the affairs of Tut Whipple, a water project developer. The investigation starts small, with the tracking down of stolen beef that was delivered to the crew working on the reservoir and canal project. Whipple sends his hired men to intimidate Dunbar but has no luck. Whipple himself avoids Dunbar, even when the newcomer develops an acquaintance with Whipple's wife. As the antagonism between Dunbar and Whipple becomes stronger, with one of the Little Six riders being killed by one of Whipple's men, it seems that the disappearance of a young woman might be related to Whipple's other shady dealings. The stakes go up as Whipple's men come after Dunbar again, now with guns, and Whipple can no longer avoid a showdown on the dark prairie.

About the Author :
John D. Nesbitt is the award-winning author of more than fifty books, including traditional westerns, crossover western mysteries, contemporary western fiction, retro/noir fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. He has won the Western Writers of America Spur Award four times-twice for paperback novel, once for short story, and once for poem. He has won the Western Fictioneers Peacemaker Award once for short fiction and once for western novel. He has been a finalist for the Spur Award twice as well as for the Peacemaker Award four times and the Will Rogers Medallion Award six times. He has also received two creative writing fellowships with the Wyoming Arts Council (once for fiction, once for nonfiction). John has had a distinguished career as a college instructor, most notably for forty years at Eastern Wyoming College. He is now Professor Emeritus. He lives in the plains country of Wyoming, where he stays in touch with the natural world and the settings for his work. His recent books include Great Lonesome and Silver Grass. Visit his website at www.johndnesbitt.com.

Review :
Praise for John D. Nesbitt's Dunbar Novels: "Nesbitt provides fine period detail and lucid prose..."-Publishers Weekly on Dark Prairie"A solid, compact western from the always-reliable Nesbitt."-Booklist on Dark Prairie"...rich in western lore.... an entertaining read... the need to complete the book is compelling as the chase to capture the murderer begins to unfold. A surprisingly good mystery novel."-Historical Novel Society on Death in Cantera"...the unspoken bond that develops between the principled Dunbar and intelligent young Whit makes this Western memorable and gives it an original spin."-Booklist on Destiny at Dry Camp