"Her brother, Nick, was the sheriff of Laredo - immediately before Jake Base began to wear the town's five pointed star. As far as she was concerned the Indian loving sheriff, who no doubt made himself comfortable behind the same desk as her dearly departed sibling, was the reason why her brother was no longer able to tread this earth. It didn't matter to her he'd sliced up his own wife in the basement of the home they shared together. A ritual he'd undertaken purely as a way to hone the skills he needed in preparation for doing the same evil to others. Yes, Jake Base had been the one to put the two pieces of soft heavy lead into the poor man's head. The same as you would with any rabid, crazed, dog. No matter on the total number of legs at its disposal to get around on - whether it was two in pants or four covered in fur. It was a fact which meant the undertaker duly found his work cut out with bits of chicken wire and plaster of Paris in an attempt to make her brother's head look remotely human for the burial. However, there was a definite limit to the undertaker's creative abilities, which was truthfully soon reached. He was after all not an artist." Life would be nothing but good for the Laredo sheriff, Jake Base - if it weren't for the reoccurring appearance of a certain 'albatross around his neck'. Anna Constance. The lady who's the sister of the Texas towns' previous lawman. Proved, beyond all doubt, to be every bit as psychotic as her now deceased sibling. In order to greatly improve her chances of success against Jake and the King Spread outfit, she's thrown her lot in with a group of Mexican bandits. A particularly evil company of men. Each one would happily sell their mothers - and not even for the money. Simply because they could! The prowling band of evil scalp hunters make their presence felt once again - and are permanently dealt with by Jake, ably assisted by several new names. Another group of men in the same terrible business, seemingly with a family connection to the first, makes an unwelcome appearance. Their purpose? To strangle the very life out of the King Spread enterprise - then take whatever's left for themselves. Within the pages there's a Cheyenne maiden who happens to be a long way from home. One who's had recent dealings with the same evil men. We also get to meet a particularly nasty tempered livery owner with a fondness for swinging a heavy quirt - usually against his defenceless wife. Throughout the pages of this book one single question remains - demanding an answer. Will Jake finally get the better of Anna, and remove the nemesis from his life? Forever................
About the Author: Chris G Derrick was born and grew up in a small market town situated between the cities of Bath and Bristol in the south west of the UK. Born in 1957 his favourite genre of film has always been the Western. Back then studios were releasing films of this type almost monthly and there were always Westerns, such as Wagon Train and Rawhide, being shown on television. There was always the bonus with many of these films that the scenery was simply awesome to look at - just in case the storyline slowed down. As a child it was the grainy style westerns watched on an old black and white television. Back then it didn't matter that the films themselves hadn't been made in colour. A birthday treat to watch' The Magnificent Seven' with several young friends when he was around six years of age no doubt had a hand in developing a life long appreciation of the Western. After leaving school Chris started his working life as an accountant, with a short spell in the HM Royal Marines in his early twenties. From the 1980's onwards he earned a living as an IT professional up until the end of March 2013. Chris's favourite part of the world happened to be the South Western states of the USA - Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. He'd always enjoyed writing, creating a picture using words, and still maintained his affection for a good Western and the cowboy way of life. With this in mind Chris decided he'd combine these three things - and write a Western himself. 'The Tainted Dollar' was his first novel, published at the end of 2014. This was followed mid-way through 2015 by 'The Sheriff's Sister - Bad Blood' which continued to follow the hero, Jake Base, introduced in the first book. The first few days of 2016 saw the release of the third book 'Wagon Mound to Santa Fe - The Search for Sarah'. Here there was a totally fresh story line following new characters. Jake is still present within the pages - but in a much lesser role. No doubt he will make his presence felt as the story unfolds! Now at the beginning of 2017 we have another new novel 'The Sheriff's Sister - Harbinger of Death'. Once again it's Jake Base as the centre character of this story, as we see how the lawman's life is developing and the problems he has to overcome.