Six Men Dead

An Ira "Doc" Pearson Story (Texas Ranger Ira "Doc" Pearson, Book 1)

By: Samuel Ben White

Narrated by: Tom Lusty

Six men rode into the west Texas town of Rook in December of 1895. Moments later, all six men lay dead in the street, shot to death by the good citizens of the town.

Ira “Doc” Pearson is sent by the Texas Rangers to investigate, expected to just rubber stamp the proceedings for the dead men were known as the Lawrence Gang: wanted in Texas and New Mexico for bank robberies, rustling, and murder.

Ira knows, however, that one of the members of the Lawrence Gang was in jail in Lubbock at the time of the massacre. Official Texas is satisfied that justice was done, but Ira can’t let it go.

Amidst his other assignments — a missing girl, a case of rustling, a bank robbery in Big Spring — and over more than a year’s time, Ira continues to try and discover who that sixth man was who died in the streets of Rook.

Was he an outlaw who had joined the Lawrences on purpose, a saddle-bum they had enticed with tales of riches, or just the unluckiest grub-line rider to ever head into town with new acquaintances?

©2020 Samuel Ben White (P)2020 Samuel Ben White

Good Story

Enjoyed this very very much. No Cussing or gratuitous violence. I still debate the main event with myself as to what is true Justice to me. So well written, I want to hear more from this Author.

Piqued my interest and held it!

I thoroughly enjoyed the reading of this story and plowed through in half a day. The main character is likable from the start and the story unfolds in such a way that you almost feel like a bystander of the events that take place.

The supporting characters are interesting and have depth. They feel like real people which some authors struggle to capture.

The story is clean yet loses absolutely nothing for being so. The author implies the uglier or more crass shades of a western without sullying the work.

I would recommend this story to anyone who likes to truly get to know their lead and who loves reading books that you hate to see come to an end.