Killing Blood - Hardcover

What sort of men rob a train, and after they have their loot and can make a clean getaway, start shooting everyone on board? Billy Young doesn't know the answer to that question. But one of the passengers they kill is his brother, and Billy intends to do whatever it takes to find out. Once he does, he'll exact his vengeance. He'll do it with pleasure. And he'll exact it in blood.
Wyoming is now a state and the legislature down in Cheyenne is making plenty of brand new laws. But not much has changed out on the range. The big outfits still make the rules, and if the little operators and the lawyers and the politicians don't like it—well, there are ways to convince them otherwise. That is a lesson they plan to teach everyone who needs to learn it. They try to teach it to nineteen-year-old Billy Young, but Billy is stubborn. And a slow learner. There's only one rule Billy cares about—the most basic rule of all: Blood for Blood.

ADVANCE PRAISE FOR KILLING BLOOD

“Bob McKee is an accomplished, award-winning author of mystery and western fiction. In Killing Blood, the reader finds action, suspense, and a strong element of mystery. Set in Wyoming of the late 1800s, the story has an evocative sense of time and place with original characters, entertaining dialogue, and a clear, direct writing style. Killing Blood is a straight-shootin’ kind of story.”

—John D. Nesbitt, author of Dark Prairie and Death in Cantera
Critical Acclaim for Robert McKee’s Dakota Trails

“With his debut, Dakota Trails, Robert McKee has not only spun gold into a delightful tale, but beguiles us with his talent as an author. McKee’s history is immaculately researched—from the land, the people and places, and both historical and fictional characters, McKee knows his business. This is Western historical in the vein of A.B. Guthrie, Richard Wheeler, Elmer Kelton, and Loren Estleman. A truly charming story by an impressive new talent in the genre. This one’s a shoe-in for the Golden Spur Award for Novel of the West.”

—W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O’Neal Gear, New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors of People of the Songtrail
“Dakota Trails is a lively story full of action and suspense, with a thread of mystery, a good balance of historical detail, and a strong sense of place. This novel has original, memorable characters, a clear writing style, sharp dialogue, and wry Western humor.”

—John D. Nesbitt, Spur Award–winning author of Dark Prairie and Justice at Redwillow