The Gun Man Jackson Swagger :A Western
The Gun Man Jackson Swagger :A Western
hardback
Published:
20 November, 2025
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Description
In the frying pan of a drought-scorched 1890s Southwest, an old man shows up at the region’s only prosperous spread, the Callahan ranch, seeking work. Jack is flinty, shrewd, tough, and a natural with a gun. As an incentive to be taken on at his age, he shows the foreman an uncanny skill with one of Mr. Winchester’s latest models. He knows a sharpshooter would be valuable to Colonel Callahan and head gun man Tom Voth.
But he has his own mission. Aware that a young cowboy on the ranch has died mysteriously, Jack begins to investigate. He soon realizes that the death and the source of the Callahan wealth are dangerously entwined and that many of the dark forces of the American West are at play on the ranch. Soon enough, it’s the season of the six-gun and its fastest shootist.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781668030394 |
| ISBN10 | 166803039X |
| Number Of Pages | 304 |
| Item Weight | 456 g |
| Product Dimensions | 152 x 229 x 38 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Simon & Schuster |
| Format | hardback |
Media Reviews
“Fans of classic shootist drama and the complex morality of the old west will find The Gun Man: Jackson Swagger wholly satisfying. Another in the long list of winners from Hunter.” * Men Reading Books *
“This is a Western espionage novel filled with unlikely twists and turns… tremendously explosive... A superb and engrossing book by an award-winning author and highly recommended.” * Historical Novel Society *
“The Gun Man Jackson Swagger is like a long lost script for a Clint Eastwood western that was supposed to be directed by madman Peckinpah, but it somehow got lost over time and has now been dusted off and polished by an expert craftsman.” -- Zachary Leeman * Hollywood in TOTO *
"Hunter, with his great command of the action novel, excels again with his unputdownable book." * Library Journal *
Author's Bio
Stephen Hunter is creator of the Bob Lee Swagger novels as well as many others. The retired chief film critic for The Washington Post, where he won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism, he has also published two collections of film criticism and a nonfiction work, American Gunfight. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.