Product Description
by J. R. Roberts (Author)
Clint is contacted by a collector in North Carolina who asks him to authenticate Blackbeard's blunderbuss, which if real, would be worth a fortune. In consulting with friends and experts, word gets out about the weapon's existence. In fact, there are two guns, a flintlock and the blunderbuss. But while Clint is trying to authenticate them, attempts are made to steal or switch them. It may be a local family who claims to be descended from Blackbeard, or simply others who are anxious to sell the items for a princely sum. Clint must discover who is behind the attempts, if the guns are fake or real, and stay alive while doing it.
Author Biography
J.R. Roberts (Robert J. Randisi) is an American author who writes in the Detective and Western genres. He has authored more than 500 published books and has edited more than 30 anthologies of short stories. Booklist magazine said he "may be the last of the pulp writers." He co-founded and edited Mystery Scene magazine and co-founded the American Crime Writers League. He founded The Private Eye Writers of America in 1981, where he created the Shamus Award. 2013: Mr. Randisi received the President's Award (which recognizes a major career contribution to excellence in Western literature) from the ReadWest Foundation.