The Devil's Bonanza

The homesteaders out on the Kiowa Flats were in big trouble. Money was scarce and the local banker was foreclosing on their properties. Then the shifty brother-in-law of one of the sodbusters, comes up with a scheme to steal gold from a small mine in Colorado. The desperate folks on the Flats agree to pull the job. But robbers pay their dues and success leads to tragedy when a cold-blooded killer gets involved in the plot. The farmers who return home are greeted by an unexpected reception back on the Flats. Patrick E. Andrews was born in Oklahoma in 1936 into a family of pioneers who participated in its growth from the Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory to statehood. His father's family were homesteaders and his mother's cattle ranchers. Consequently, he is among the last generation of American writers who had contacts with those people from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Patrick's wife Julie says he both speaks and writes with an Oklahoma accent.He is an ex-paratrooper, having served in the 82nd Airborne Division in the active army and the 12th Special Forces Group in the army reserves. Patrick began his writing career after leaving the army. He and his better half presently reside in southern California. He has a son Bill, who is an ex-paratrooper and a probation officer, and two grandchildren. Our series of Piccadilly Publishing Westerns has its beginnings in good old-fashioned nostalgia. Remember those glorious days of the 1950s and 60s, and the Gold Medal paperback? With their distinctive covers, logo and of course strong, well-written stories you could always rely on, satisfaction was always guaranteed.Today, of course, Gold Medal paperbacks - and not just the westerns - are collector's items, and anyone who has a complete set possesses not only a tidy investment, but also a wonderful selection of great fiction.We at Piccadilly Publishing wanted to start a similar line of stand-alone westerns, complete with distinctive covers, that would appear regularly and guarantee readers all the fun, quality and excitement of the original Gold Medal paperbacks.