Black Gold - Softcover

Braun, Matt

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ISBN 10: 1250160413 ISBN 13: 9781250160416

Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2018

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The Osage Indians lost their ancestral freedom on a windswept reservation in Oklahoma. Now, in the Roaring Twenties, the land is spewing black gold; oil has been found, and every Osage owns a share of the rights. Soon Osage tribal members are being killed for their oil royalties while a corrupt sheriff turns his back on the murders, Special Agent Frank Gordon organizes an undercover operation while working openly with frontier legend U.S. Marshall Will Proctor. Their investigation unearths a string of thirty-three murders, and as they race against death, Osages are still being killed. Gordon is determined to bring down the mastermind behind the ring of cold-blooded butchers. But when one of his own men is murdered and the killers turn on him, Gordon realizes there is a law beyond the law--the law of survival...

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From the Back Cover:

The Old Ways Were Scattered To The Wind.
A New Age Was Roaring In.
And A Killer Was Starting A War Of His Own...

The Osage Indians lost their ancestral freedom on a wind-swept reservation in Oklahoma. Now, in the Roaring Twenties, the land is spewing black gold, for oil has been found, and every Osage owns a share of the rights. Soon Osage tribal members are being killed for their oil royalties while a corrupt sheriff turns his back on the murders. Assigned to unravel the mystery and halt the murders, Special Agent Frank Gordon organizes an undercover operation while working openly with frontier legend U.S. Marshal Will Proctor. Their investigation unearths a string of thirty-three murders, and in a race against death, Osages are still being killed. Gordon is determined to bring down the mastermind behind the ring of cold-blooded butchers. But when one of his own men is murdered and the killers turn on him, Gordon realizes there is a law beyond the law-the law of survival...

About the Author:

MATT BRAUN was the author of more than four dozen novels, and won the Golden Spur Award from the Western Writers of America for The Kincaids. He described himself as a "true westerner"; born in Oklahoma, he was the descendant of a long line of ranchers. He wrote with a passion for historical accuracy and detail that earned him a reputation as the most authentic portrayer of the American West. Braun passed away in 2016.

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