{"product_id":"dead-mans-hand-9781938499838","title":"Dead Man's Hand","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e★ Selah Award Winner for Middle-Grade Fiction ★ First published by Zonderkidz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNick Caden's vacation at Deadwood Canyon Ghost Town takes a deadly turn toward trouble when the fifteen-year-old finds himself trapped in a livery stable with the infamous outlaw Jesse James. The shooter whirls, aims, and... vanishes. Great theatrics, Nick thinks, except now he's alone in the hayloft with the bullet-riddled body of Billy the Kid-or so it seems. And by the time he returns with his parents and the sheriff, the body is gone!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one believes Nick saw a real corpse. \"This is an authentic Old West ghost town, son,\" \u003cstrong\u003eSheriff Wyatt Earp \u003c\/strong\u003eexplains with a wink. \"Around these parts, the dead don't stay dead.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon Nick is caught in a deadly chase-from an abandoned gold mine, through forbidden buffalo hunting grounds, and across Rattlesnake Gulch. Around every turn, he finds another suspect. Will Nick solve the mystery of Billy the Kid's missing body? Or will the Old West town's infatuation with Hollywood theatrics and desperate need for tourism income bury the truth forever?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJones, Eddie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Eddie is an award-winning author of middle-grade fiction with HarperCollins. Father of two boys, he's also a pirate at heart who loves to surf.The Caribbean Chronicles is a humorous time-travel pirate fantasy adventure series. The third book, The End of Calico Jack, won first place in the Selah awards for Young Adult literature. Book four, No Good Stede Goes Unpunished is a finalist for the Selah awards for Young Adult literature.Eddie's middle grade Monster Mystery series is wholesome, humorous reading with a flair for unexpected adventure. The series has a spooky but spiritual message based on real monsters (sort of) found in Scripture. Hints at werewolves, ghosts, mediums, vampires, walking dead, mummies, demons, witches, and phantoms are all mentioned in the Bible. But are they real? Nick Caden doesn't think so. In each episode he sets out to prove who the real killer is. The fourth book in the series, Rumor of a Werewolf, took third place in the Selah awards for Middle Grade fiction. Phantom Gunslinger is a finalist in the Selah awards for Middle Grade fiction. Each book has OFFICIAL CRIMINAL REPORT QUESTIONS so readers can easily complete a book report.All of Eddie's YA and Middle Grade books are available as audiobooks. Eddie calls his novels, fun, fast reads for boys who don't like to read.An avid sailor with a great sense of humor, Eddie has been married to a girl he met at a stoplight in West Palm Beach during spring break for... too many years, Eddie's wife says.Not enough, says Eddie. By the way, the beer in Eddie's cartoon illustration is ginger beer, a seasick sailor's best friend.From 2009 to 2019 Eddie served as CEO of Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas. He now writes full time and mentors authors.Awards for Middle Grade and YA novels* Winner of the Selah award for tween \/ teen mysteries* INSPY Award* Moonbeam Children's Book AwardReaders Are Leaders - Buy a Boy a Book!Eddiejones.orgPirate-Preacher.comWritersCoach.useddie@eddiejones.orgTwitter.com\/EddieJonesTweetFacebook.com\/EddieJonesHumorInstagram.com\/authoreddiejones\"","brand":"Dry Bones Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50861588021522,"sku":"9781938499838","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_988e4713-fe3d-44fc-b178-41deb629ac84.jpg?v=1737599359","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dead-mans-hand-9781938499838","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}