Texas 1866: The Galveston Shadow
(2026)(The eighth book in the Elias Burrell series)
A novel by Robert Hanlon and C Wayne Winkle
A hurricane bears down on Galveston. A ruthless syndicate closes in. And the only documents that can destroy a criminal empire are trapped on an island about to be swallowed by the sea.
Delia Burrell has spent years building an ironclad legal case against one of the most powerful criminal organizations in Texas. When corrupt officials attempt to seize the deeds and federal writs that prove the syndicate's fraud, she escapes with the evidence just as a devastating hurricane engulfs Galveston. Hunted through flooded streets by professional killers who will stop at nothing to recover the satchel she carries, every step toward safety becomes a battle for survival against both man and nature.
Miles away, Elias Burrell intercepts a desperate telegraph warning that his wife is trapped on the island. With the storm already tearing apart the Gulf Coast, he and his crew abandon every thought of safety, forcing their way through armed syndicate roadblocks, commandeering a crippled pilot cutter, and risking the impossible crossing into a city collapsing beneath wind, floodwater, and chaos. They know they are racing not only the men pursuing Delia, but time itself.
As the hurricane transforms Galveston into a drowned labyrinth of shattered buildings, raging currents, and desperate survivors, husband and wife fight separate battles that can end only one way. If Delia loses the documents, years of sacrifice vanish forever. If Elias arrives too late, there may be nothing left to save except the truth she refused to surrender.
Filled with relentless suspense, unforgettable characters, meticulously researched historical detail, and the raw fury of one of America's deadliest natural disasters, The Galveston Shadow is a gripping frontier thriller where courage is measured one impossible decision at a time, and where justice must survive both a ruthless enemy and the wrath of the Gulf itself.
Genre: Western
Delia Burrell has spent years building an ironclad legal case against one of the most powerful criminal organizations in Texas. When corrupt officials attempt to seize the deeds and federal writs that prove the syndicate's fraud, she escapes with the evidence just as a devastating hurricane engulfs Galveston. Hunted through flooded streets by professional killers who will stop at nothing to recover the satchel she carries, every step toward safety becomes a battle for survival against both man and nature.
Miles away, Elias Burrell intercepts a desperate telegraph warning that his wife is trapped on the island. With the storm already tearing apart the Gulf Coast, he and his crew abandon every thought of safety, forcing their way through armed syndicate roadblocks, commandeering a crippled pilot cutter, and risking the impossible crossing into a city collapsing beneath wind, floodwater, and chaos. They know they are racing not only the men pursuing Delia, but time itself.
As the hurricane transforms Galveston into a drowned labyrinth of shattered buildings, raging currents, and desperate survivors, husband and wife fight separate battles that can end only one way. If Delia loses the documents, years of sacrifice vanish forever. If Elias arrives too late, there may be nothing left to save except the truth she refused to surrender.
Filled with relentless suspense, unforgettable characters, meticulously researched historical detail, and the raw fury of one of America's deadliest natural disasters, The Galveston Shadow is a gripping frontier thriller where courage is measured one impossible decision at a time, and where justice must survive both a ruthless enemy and the wrath of the Gulf itself.
Genre: Western
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