THE WIDOWMAKER MEETS POKER ALICE.

The most famous lady gambler of the Old West teams up with Widowmaker Jones in a doomed search for lost treasure, a deadly trek through the desert—and a dangerous alliance with the greatest gunslingers in history . . .

IT’S A MATCH MADE IN HELL.

Card player extraordinaire Poker Alice knows when to hold ’em, when to fold ’em, and when to team up with master gunman Newt “Widowmaker” Jones. She’s betting on Jones to protect her—and her money—on a treasure hunt in the California desert. Legend has it that a shipwreck is buried in the Salton sands. Some say it’s a Spanish galleon that got stuck when the sea ran dry. Other says it’s a Chinese junk full of pearls or a Viking ship filled with Aztec treasure. Either way, a lot of very mean and dangerously violent folks would kill to find it. Which is why Poker Alice needs the Widowmaker. In this game, it’s winner takes all. Losers die . . .

Praise for Spur Award winner Brett Cogburn
 
“Fans of frontier arcana will revel in Cogburn’s readable prose and lively characters.”
—Publishers Weekly on Rooster
 
“Cogburn amazes and astounds.”
—Booklist

In June 2015, two convicted murderers broke out of the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, in New York's North Country-launching the most extensive manhunt in state history and dominating the news cycle with the sex scandal linking both inmates to the prison employee who aided them.

Double murderer Richard Matt and cop-killer David Sweat slipped out of their cells, followed a network of tunnels and pipes under the thirty-foot prison wall, and climbed out of a manhole to freedom. For three weeks, residents of local communities were prisoners in their own homes as law enforcement swept the wilderness near the Canadian border.

Dannemora is a gripping account of the bold breakout and the search that ended with one man dead, one man back in custody-and lingering questions about those who set the deadly drama in motion.

"A dramatic story. . . . A true community insider's perspective on a legendary manhunt."
-Booklist

"A gripping account of the daring prison break. . . . True crime fans will be more than satisfied."
-Publishers Weekly

"More than just a page-turner-a true story about people who are dedicated to seeking justice."
-Robert K. Tanenbaum

"An exciting read, full of shocking revelations. . . . Don't miss this stunning true story."
-Gregg Olsen

"Eye-opening, provocative . . . a true story, full of shocking twists and turns."
-M. William Phelps