Deputy U.S. Marshall Page Murdock isn't happy when Judge Blackthorne decides to send him on an assignment to north Dakota. He passed through the territory once before and is not eager to return to a land of sudden blizzards and spring floods. And to make matters worse he has been handed the nearly impossible job of apprehending the renegade Cheyenne leader Ghost Shirt, who is responsible for several massacres in the area.
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"Mr. Estleman plays in the majors...and his nervy characters can talk their way home on a double. A good clean game."--The New York Times Book Review
"Estleman could rewrite the Ann Arbor phone book and I'd pay to take a peek."--Chicago Sunday Tribune
"Estleman ranks among the best of current American novelists."--San Diego Union-Tribune
"Estleman could rewrite the Ann Arbor phone book and I'd pay to take a peek."--Chicago Sunday Tribune
"Estleman ranks among the best of current American novelists."--San Diego Union-Tribune
About the Author
Loren D. Estleman was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a BA degree in English Literature and Journalism in 1974. In 2002, the university awarded him an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters for his contribution to American literature.
He is the author of more than fifty novels in the categories of mystery, historical western, and mainstream, and has received four Western Writers of American Golden Spur Awards, three Western Heritage Awards, and three Shamus Awards. He has been nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award, Britain's Silver Dagger, the National Book Award, and the Pulitzer Prize. In 2003, the mammoth Encyclopedia of Detective Fiction named him the most critically acclaimed writer of U.S. detective
He is the author of more than fifty novels in the categories of mystery, historical western, and mainstream, and has received four Western Writers of American Golden Spur Awards, three Western Heritage Awards, and three Shamus Awards. He has been nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award, Britain's Silver Dagger, the National Book Award, and the Pulitzer Prize. In 2003, the mammoth Encyclopedia of Detective Fiction named him the most critically acclaimed writer of U.S. detective
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Since the appearance of his first novel in 1976, Loren D. Estleman has written more than 65 books and hundreds of short stories and articles. Alone (Dec 2009, Forge Books) is the second in a new series about L.A. film detective Valentino, and features Greta Garbo.
To kick off the new decade, Estleman's The Book of Murdock (eighth in the U.S. Deputy Marshal Page Murdock series) will appear in March and, to celebrate the 30 year anniversary of Private Detective Amos Walker, The Left-Handed Dollar will publish in December. It's the 20th novel in the award-winning series.
An authority on both criminal history and the American West, Estleman has been called the most critically acclaimed author of his generation. He has been nominated for the National Book Award and the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allan Poe Award.
He has received seventeen national writing awards: four Shamuses from the Private Eye Writers of America, five Spurs from the Western Writers of America, two American Mystery Awards from Mystery Scene Magazine, two Outstanding Mystery Writer of the Year awards from Popular Fiction Monthly, two Stirrup Awards for outstanding articles in the Western Writers of America magazine, The Roundup, and three Western Heritage Awards from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. In 1987, the Michigan Foundation of the Arts presented him with its award for literature. In 1997, the Michigan Library Association named him the recipient of the Michigan Author's Award. In 2007, Nicotine Kiss was named a Notable Book by the Library of Michigan.
Estleman graduated from Eastern Michigan University in 1974 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and Journalism. On April 27, 2002, EMU presented him with an honorary doctorate in letters. He left the job market in 1980 to write full time. He lives in Michigan and is married to writer Deborah Morgan. For more information, please visit his website: www.lorenestleman.com
To kick off the new decade, Estleman's The Book of Murdock (eighth in the U.S. Deputy Marshal Page Murdock series) will appear in March and, to celebrate the 30 year anniversary of Private Detective Amos Walker, The Left-Handed Dollar will publish in December. It's the 20th novel in the award-winning series.
An authority on both criminal history and the American West, Estleman has been called the most critically acclaimed author of his generation. He has been nominated for the National Book Award and the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allan Poe Award.
He has received seventeen national writing awards: four Shamuses from the Private Eye Writers of America, five Spurs from the Western Writers of America, two American Mystery Awards from Mystery Scene Magazine, two Outstanding Mystery Writer of the Year awards from Popular Fiction Monthly, two Stirrup Awards for outstanding articles in the Western Writers of America magazine, The Roundup, and three Western Heritage Awards from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. In 1987, the Michigan Foundation of the Arts presented him with its award for literature. In 1997, the Michigan Library Association named him the recipient of the Michigan Author's Award. In 2007, Nicotine Kiss was named a Notable Book by the Library of Michigan.
Estleman graduated from Eastern Michigan University in 1974 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and Journalism. On April 27, 2002, EMU presented him with an honorary doctorate in letters. He left the job market in 1980 to write full time. He lives in Michigan and is married to writer Deborah Morgan. For more information, please visit his website: www.lorenestleman.com
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Western heavy on moral questions of justice,
By Ed Lynskey, "author of ASK THE DICE and THE Z... (Washington, D.C.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Stamping Ground (Page Murdock, US Deputy Marshall, Book 2) (Paperback)
This Western is probably only available in used bookstores, online book sales venues, or public libraries. It's worth tracking down. Loren D. Estleman is one of the best prose stylists in the business. STAMPING GROUND features his U.S. Marshal Page Murdock, a middle-aged Civil War vet with a limp. Page is sent to the Dakotas to capture and bring to justice the young firebrand chieftain Ghost Shirt. Accompanying Page are stolid Marshal Hudspeth and the half-breed scout Pere Jac. Their adventures, including the apprehension of Ghost Shirt, unravel at a bullet-fast pace. The realistic descriptions of landscape and the gritty characters make this Western a superior read than most I've tried. Page is a sympathetic figure who doesn't take himself seriously, only his assigned mission.
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Stamping Ground by Loren Estleman is another Page Murdock western and it's a good one. In this novel Murdock goes after a renegade called Ghost Shirt. All the usual Estleman flavor is here: tight writing, violence, believable characters. If I have any gripe it's how Estleman starts and finishes the book. He has his character Murdock start off by telling us that stories often start in the past before the people we know become involved. And then he goes into some heavy backstory. The ending is similar in that Murdock presents a laundry list of what happened to whom after the events he relates come to a close.
I know what Estleman is trying to do, I just don't think he's successful. I'm old school. A story should have a specific beginning, middle and end. This novel drifts into the main story from the beginning and then drifts back out. I think it's a poor stylistic choice. To be fair, I'm not saying Estleman doesn't pull it off. Because he does. It's just irksome to me. Still, Stamping Ground is a good read. If you like Estleman (and I do) then you will certainly like this book.
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- Something Borrowed, Something Black (Peter Macklin, The Nine-to-Five Killer, Book 4) by Loren D. Estleman in Front Matter
- Something Borrowed, Something Black: A Peter Macklin Novel by Loren D. Estleman in Front Matter
- Thunder City (Detroit Crime Series #7) by Loren D. Estleman in Front Matter
- Aces & Eights by Loren D. Estleman in Front Matter
- The Witch Finder (The Amos Walker Series #13) by Loren D. Estleman in Front Matter
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