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    Mister Maitlin
    Mister Maitlin
    Mister Maitlin
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    Mister Maitlin

    By Troy D. Smith

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    What do you do when an entire town mistakes you for the notorious gunfighter Joe Maitlin? If you’re the hero of this western noir tale, you live it up while it lasts...

    A short story by Peacemaker and Spur Award winner Troy D. Smith

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCane Hollow Press
    Release dateMay 10, 2013
    ISBN9781301264575
    Mister Maitlin
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    Troy D. Smith

    Born in the Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee, Mr. Smith has loved books even before he could read them. In 1995 his first short story was accepted by Louis L'Amour Western Magazine, and he has been published in magazines since then on a fairly regular basis. Author of numerous award winning short stories and novels, Troy is currently a Doctoral candidate in the History Department at the University of Illinois. He says, "I don't write about things that happen to people—I write about people that things happen to."

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