Thomas Savage

"Set in the wide-open spaces of the American West, The power of the dog is a stunning story of domestic tyranny, brutal masculinity, and thrilling defiance from one of the most powerful and distinctive voices in American literature. The novel tells the story of two brothers--one magnetic but cruel, the other gentle and quiet--and of the woman and boy, a mother and son, whose arrival on the brothers' ranch shatters an already tenuous peace. From the...

Preacher is dead? No! Can't be! Can it? This was supposed to be a simple capture. Just go up to Dudleyville and pick up a bandit who was so stupid he didn't even cover his face when he committed a robbery. Just ride up there, gather the bad guy, bring him back to Tucson, and collect the bounty. Simple, right?Funny how things seldom turn out the way we plan. That simple bounty left preacher fighting for his life - with an angel watching over him. To...

Getting the mine owner's daughter back from the outlaw who kidnapped her turns out to be the easy part. Getting her home again, past the many other outlaws who want to collect the reward for her safe return, is a whole different matter.

When a band of outlaws takes over the bank and starts threatening local farmers while they wait to make a big score, a reclusive bounty hunter is recruited to try to help them. He's called Preacher. No one knows if that's a name or an occupation, but with his mustang named Jim and a huge Irish Wolfhound named Dog, guns are going to roar and blood is going to flow. Is just one man going to be equal to the task?

A man prospecting for gold in the Sonoran Desert and a young boy riding his dirt bike: both witness a horrendous crime and become the target of an egotistical killer. The common thread brings man and boy together, but only the grace of God can save them. How will their differences bring them together? And can something very valuable come out of this tragedy?

At first it seemed like an easy job. Just go to a small town near Tombstone and rescue the kidnapped son of a wealthy man. But that town turns out to be the base for a large gang of outlaws who don't want the boy rescued. It will take every trick that Preacher knows to pull this job off and escape with his skin. On top of all that, an Apache warrior bent on revenge further complicates things. Will Preacher be able to prevail against all odds?

A bounty hunter must be tough to handle the bandits he's hired to capture. But this time Preacher has been well-paid to bring back a sixteen-year-old boy. And the boy wants to go with him. So does the boy's beautiful mother. The trip back to Tucson is uneventful, but trouble rides their backtrail. Blood will be spilled, and Preacher will have to face a gunman who may be as fast as he is. Sometimes, the simplest jobs can turn out to be downright deadly!...

Max Tyler was killed in the raid that saw his wife and young son kidnapped. But Max isn't about to let being dead stop him from getting them back. He will chase the kidnappers all the way across the country to retrieve them.He is just one against many. Help will come from unexpected sources, but will that be enough? And will it be in time? Time is something he doesn't have a lot of.Max Tyler was killed in the raid that saw his wife and young son kidnapped....