Dig Two Graves

By Peter Wilson

Hale, March 2014

When the town’s newspaper office is burnt to the ground and the owner murdered, suspicion falls on the young deputy marshal of Progress, Lane Cutler. His alibi – that he was being held prisoner and tortured at the time of the killing – persuades veteran lawman Ben McCabe to go in search of the truth.

The marshal runs into a wall of silence, propped up by blackmail and revenge, and when there are more killings, McCabe is forced to enlist a friend of Cutler’s, to stand by his side during the final violent showdown.

As far as I can tell this is Peter Wilson’s third book about Ben McCabe, and, yes, there is mention of those two previous books’ events, but you don’t have too have read them to enjoy this one.

Peter Wilson soon had me hooked with the many questions about the killing and those that surface during the investigation into this death. Wilson lets the reader in on a few of the answers but always leaves more hanging to ensure the reader will keep turning the pages. Halfway through the story there’s a major twist that came to me as a complete surprise, this in turn leads to more murders.

McCabe’s hunt for the killer sees him uncover lots of dark secrets that have him looking at people he thought he knew in a new light. Trouble is he may have his suspicions but proof is extremely difficult to come by.

Even when I thought I’d figured out the direction the story would take, Peter Wilson threw another curve ball into the plot-line making it impossible to predict where this excellent tale would go next.

After the final shots have been fired and when everything seems to be neatly tied-up, Peter Wilson has one more twist waiting that brings the story to a neat end that left me with a grin on my face and looking forward to his next book.

Dig Two Graves has an official release date of March 31st but is available now from the usual Internet book sellers.

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A Bullet for Ben McCabe

by Peter Wilson

A Black Horse Western from Hale, May 2010

Gunned down and left for dead, Ben McCabe is nursed back to health only to learn that he is wanted for murder and robbery.

He has no memory of his past but he sets out in search of the truth, gradually putting together the events that led to his shooting. As his memory slowly returns, he tracks down the real killers – but his problems are by no means over.

Lurking in the shadows is a man who still has the bullet he has saved for Ben McCabe…

After enjoying Peter Wilson’s previous two Black Horse Westerns I was eager to read this one hoping it would match the excellence of those earlier books.

Peter Wilson tells his story in short series’ of paragraphs that follow the movements of the various well-crafted characters. This method working well to hook the reader and keep them turning the pages to find out what fate awaits each of them.

There are a number of different threads such as will McCabe be able to save his sister from her wife beating husband and which of the two women who fall for McCabe will he end up with, his choice perhaps ending in a surprise for some readers.

There’s plenty of action too, murder and shoot-outs, mixed in with double-crosses, come at regular intervals as the book moves forwards at a tremendous pace. And just for good measure Peter Wilson throws in a twist or two to keep the reader guessing, thus ensuring the book isn’t put down before the end is reached.

As you’ve probably already gathered I did enjoy this story as much as Peter Wilson’s other books and once more I’m looking forward to his next.

A Bullet for Ben McCabe is officially released on May 31st but is available now from the usual Internet booksellers.