The Dark Sunrise

Written by Terrence McCauley

Narrated by J. Rodney Turner

THE BURDEN OF THE BADGE

At long last, US Marshal Aaron Mackey and Deputy Billy Sunday will see crime baron James Grant and his kill-crazy cronies stand trial for the mayhem and suffering they unleashed on the people of Dover Station. But as Montana Territory's statehood is approaching, murdering devils like Grant can no longer be tolerated in positions of political power.

Or can they? Montana's capital of Helena follows its own set of laws-laws that not only set Grant free, but give peacekeeping authority to a sadistic murdering gunslinger like Colonel Warren Bell, Mackey's commanding officer during the war. The city's leaders prefer keeping killers like Grant and Bell under their thumbs.

Mackey knows there's no controlling these bloodthirsty madmen. And if they think they're above the law, then Mackey and Billy will just have to appoint themselves judge, jury, and executioners . . .

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Dec 1, 2020
• ISBN: 9781541437166

Terrence McCauley

Terrence McCauley is an award-winning writer of Thrillers, Crime Fiction and Westerns.His first two Aaron Mackey westerns (Where The Bullets Fly and Dark Territory), published by Pinnacle, were finalists for the Western Writers of America's Silver Spur Award. Where The Bullets Fly won the Western Fictioneers Award for Best Novel in 2018. The third and fourth books in the series, Get Out Of Town and The Dark Sunrise, were published in 2020.Terrence has also written three stand-alone novels for the successful Ralph Compton Series at Berkeley. THE KELLY TRAIL and RIDE THE HAMMER DOWN were published in 2020, with STAGECOACH TO HELL released in 2021.Terrence is also the author of the acclaimed University Series, which includes: The Fairfax Incident, A Conspiracy Of Ravens, A Murder Of Crows and Sympathy For The Devil. He has also written two award-winning crime fiction novels set in 1930 New York City - Prohibition And Slow Burn. His World War I novella, The Devil Dogs Of Belleau Wood, won the Silver Medal for Historical Fiction from the Military Writers Society of America. Proceeds from sales go directly to benefit the Semper Fi Fund.In 2016, Terrence's short story El Cambalache was nominated for Best Short Story in the ITW's annual Thriller Awards. His short stories have been featured in Thuglit, Shotgun Honey, Down and Out Magazine and many other publications. He is a member of the New York City chapter of the Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, the International Crime Writers Association, the Military Writers Society of America and the Western Writers of America.Terrence is an avid reader, loves classic movies and enjoys traveling. A proud native of The Bronx, NY, he currently lives in Dutchess County, NY where he is writing his next work of fiction. Please visit his website at www.terrencemccauley.com