No Gold Without Blood
(2025)(A book in the Guns and Justice in the West series)
A novel by Henry McConley
Eddie Young arrives in Erwin with dreams of striking gold and escaping his painful past. An orphan hardened by years of suffering, Eddie invests his last savings into a mine, unaware that his quest for fortune will quickly turn into a deadly fight for survival.
The mining camp is a powder keg, fraught with violence, sabotage, and betrayal. When a man is found murdered, the sheriff turns a blind eye, leaving Eddie to step into a dangerous role he never wanted. But someone is watching from the shadows, and Eddie quickly realizes the threat is far worse than he imagined…
Amid growing hostility from the townsfolk, Eddie finds an ally in Pearl Dougherty, a determined schoolmistress fighting to protect the miners’ children. Together, they uncover a dark conspiracy, but can they stop the carnage before it’s too late, or will they become its next victims?
"No Gold Without Blood" is a historical adventure novel of approximately 60,000 words. No cliffhangers, only pure unadulterated action.
Tropes: Small town Murder Mystery, Orphan Hero
Genre: Western
The mining camp is a powder keg, fraught with violence, sabotage, and betrayal. When a man is found murdered, the sheriff turns a blind eye, leaving Eddie to step into a dangerous role he never wanted. But someone is watching from the shadows, and Eddie quickly realizes the threat is far worse than he imagined…
Amid growing hostility from the townsfolk, Eddie finds an ally in Pearl Dougherty, a determined schoolmistress fighting to protect the miners’ children. Together, they uncover a dark conspiracy, but can they stop the carnage before it’s too late, or will they become its next victims?
"No Gold Without Blood" is a historical adventure novel of approximately 60,000 words. No cliffhangers, only pure unadulterated action.
Tropes: Small town Murder Mystery, Orphan Hero
Genre: Western
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