Murder and the Good Old Boys' Club

Threatened victim, waiting grave…Sheriff McQuede is called to the cemetery by Ben Ward, a member of Durmont’s Good Old Boys’ Club. Ward’s tombstone, where he plans someday to be buried with his first wife, is vandalized.

A menacing date of death, fast approaching, has been drilled into the stone, and splotches of red paint drips over it like blood. Ben Ward and his four partners have sunk vast sums of money into a recreational community, Pleasant Valley Retreat, and this failing project has flamed anger among the investors.

As the inscribed date of Ward’s death draws nearer, a killer stalks the resort. McQuede must act quickly before a vandal’s threats turn into reality.

Vickie Britton

About Vickie Britton (Kansas City, Missouri & Kansas Author)

Vickie Britton

Vickie Britton, along with her sister Loretta Jackson, is the author of over fifty novels. The sisters have co-authored the Jeff McQuede High Country Mystery Series: Murder in Black and White, Whispers of the Stones, and Stealer of Horses. They have also written the eight-book archaeological Ardis Cole Mystery Series and the Pre-Columbian Treasure Series.

Both writers are drawn to western settings, which have provided a background for much of their work. The sisters are authors of the contemporary mystery Stone of Vengeance, and the western, Death Comes in Pairs. Their Luck of the Draw western series includes The Devil's Game, The Fifth Ace and The Wild Card.

Vickie's interests include history and criminal justice. She lives in Hutchinson, Kansas.

Loretta Jackson

About Loretta Jackson (Co-Author)

Loretta Jackson

Loretta Jackson, who co-authors with her sister, Vickie Britton, has written over forty novels including the Jeff McQuede High Country Mystery series: Murder in Black and White, Whispers of the Stones, and Stealer of Horses. They are also authors of the eight book archaeological Ardis Cole Mystery Series and the Pre-Columbian mystery series.

Both writers are drawn to the western setting, which has provided a background for much of their work. Their westerns include Death Comes in Pairs and the Luck of the Draw western series: The Devil's Game, The Fifth Ace, and The Wild Card.

Loretta, lives in Junction City, Kansas. She is a former high school English teacher who taught several years on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.