Dead Men Can’t Point Fingers: A Western Adventure Novel (Bounty Hunter Bladen Cole)

Montana Territory, 1879

As Bladen Cole grapples with the task of returning a gang of captured fugitives from the lawless land north of the Marias River to face justice in Gallatin City, new challenges arise. One of these is the is the simmering enmity between his prisoners, but a deeper one is his growing uncertainty about the role in the crime of Isham Ransdell, the banker who hired him. Did Ransdell stress the “dead” part of “dead or alive” because he did not want the villains to talk? At the same time that Cole is doing his soul searching, Hannah Ransdell, the daughter of the banker back in Gallatin City, is haunted by similar, growing doubts. Her own father? As her apprehension grows, Hannah decides that she must take action herself!

Both Cole and Hannah have independently realized that the villains must not die without being brought to justice— because “dead men can’t point fingers.”

A riveting adventure . . . you won’t want to put it down. Unlike many western adventures, Bladen doesn’t have a sidekick or partner, but if he did, I would sure love to play that part! — Jerry Puffer, KSEN Radio (Shelby, Montana)

Bill Yenne tells his tale through various characters, [Banker Isham] Ransdell’s daughter, Hannah, being one of my favorites. I found it fascinating seeing her struggle to accept the truth about her father and then having the strength to act on this and see justice served. . . Action scenes are gripping and one in particular makes for some very tense reading. . . and there’s a neat plot twist near the end. — Western Fiction Review