"Pistolero is a Western, a love story, and a vicious murder mystery, all rolled into one adrenaline-packed novel. I've never encountered another male author who can bring out emotion in print like Mr. Hopkins does...On the other side of the coin, though, Pistolero is also one chilling and gruesome read."
--Margaret Marr, Nights & Weekends Reviews

A vicious killer stalks the dusty streets of Mascarada, New Mexico, slicing the throats of saloon girls like some Western Day Jack the Ripper. The Crucible Society, an organization that claims it doesn't exist, plans to tame the Wild West, but are their methods any better than those of the criminals they hunt down? Johnny Hickok, a man falsely accused of murder, struggles against the demons of his past and the specter of the Pistolero within. After the Crucible Society offers him a pardon in exchange for bringing the ripper to justice, he soon finds himself entangled in a web of hidden motives, danger and deception. Can he face the ghosts awaiting him on the blood-stained trail that leads straight to the woman he left behind and vanquish the Janus tearing apart his soul? Or will he fall prey to an adversary as deadly as any the West has ever known?

"...mixes a Western and a serial killer mystery--with a twist that'll have you staring at the last page in total astonishment...It was truly brilliant."
--Margaret Marr, Nights & Weekends Reviews

"...a Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde kind of tale with hints of the Jack the Ripper story. The writing is excellent, the plot is detailed and full of twists and turns...readers will be swept up into the story, enthralled by the rich characters...The unexpected ending will leave you thinking about this tale."
--Evelyn Morgan, Tracy's Book Reviews

"...The hair-curling, heart-stopping, wild ending is blood chilling. I put on a sweater, lit the fireplace, and so help me, I think my permanent got curlier."
--Shirley Truax, All About Murder Reviews

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