While on his way to Fort Smith, Arkansas, to help out his friend Deputy Heck Thomas, Clint Adams makes a quick stop in Oklahoma Territory for a warm bed and a meal. But when a poker game at the local saloon goes sour, the Gunsmith finds himself making enemies out of two cheaters when he springs their trap and saves an innocent man from being murdered.
Now there are three men trailing Clint to Fort Smith: the two cheaters who're aiming to get revenge and the man he saved, who's determined to return the favor...
J.R. Roberts (Robert J. Randisi) is an American author who writes in the Detective and Western genres. He has authored more than 500 published books and has edited more than 30 anthologies of short stories. Booklist magazine said he "may be the last of the pulp writers."
He co-founded and edited Mystery Scene magazine and co-founded the American Crime Writers League. He founded The Private Eye Writers of America in 1981, where he created the Shamus Award.
2013: Mr. Randisi received the President's Award (which recognizes a major career contribution to excellence in Western literature) from the ReadWest Foundation. Watch a video interview with Mr. Randisi where he talks about The Gunsmith among other interesting topics.