{"product_id":"when-hell-came-to-texas-9781501130328","title":"When Hell Came to Texas","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom an award-winning bestselling author comes a classic, action-packed western novel surrounding the arrival of a stranger in a small Texas town after the Civil War--and the trouble that follows him.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDEVIL IN DISGUISE? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the days after the Civil War, a solitary rider travelled the open frontier--but he wasn't alone, for Death seemed to travel with him. Or maybe it was the Devil himself who gave him the lethal pistol shot that earned him the name \"Death's Acolyte.\" And when the stranger with the scarred face, who calls himself Ken Casey, rode into the peaceful Texas town of Wardell, maybe peace--for his own ravaged soul--was all he wanted. But in Wardell, all hell is about to break loose. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOR SAVIOR ON HORSEBACK? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAwaiting a train shipment of gold, Angus Pugh and his army of outlaws, including notorious gunslinger Luke Draco, take the town hostage and kill a few innocent citizens as a lesson to any comers. Donning priestly vestments, Ken Casey, ordained man of the cloth, steps from the shadows to conduct the victims' funeral rites--and that's just his first revelation. For Casey can destroy souls as easily as he saves them, and earthly justice is delivered in gun smoke and blood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVaughan, Robert:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Using his own name and several pseudonyms, \u003cb\u003eRobert Vaughan \u003c\/b\u003ehas made multiple appearances on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller lists. He has won numerous awards, including the SPUR award for best Novel of the West for \u003ci\u003eSurvival.\u003c\/i\u003e Vaughan was inducted into Writers' Hall of Fame and received the Readwest President's Award for Excellence in Western Fiction. A decorated and retired army officer with three tours in Vietnam, Vaughan lives on the beach in Gulf Shores, Alabama.","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50339372663058,"sku":"9781501130328","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4ff11478-0a2d-4d38-b617-de3527fae2ad.jpg?v=1728002962","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/when-hell-came-to-texas-9781501130328","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}