Avenging Angel — Derek Catron

He survived the war; winning the peace could prove even more dangerous for Union sharpshooter Josey Angel. Following two years of bloody fighting, the army is ready to abandon the Bozeman Trail in the summer of 1868. But a rash of disturbing new raids-their victims beheaded, and not always after death-jeopardizes the delicate negotiations. Josey and his brilliant, beautiful wife, Annabelle, ride into the fray to confront Crazy Horse, who once kidnapped Annabelle and later led a slaughter of eighty-one soldiers at Fort Phil Kearny. They will also face a gunfighter who blames Josey for the deaths of his son and father and a scientist whose unorthodox views of human origins are as disturbing as his hulking henchman and army of mercenaries. All forces converge in a bloody, fiery climax, where Josey and Annabelle will need more than their fast-firing rifles to solve these mysteries. With deeply realized characters and writing evocative of the time and beauty of the West, Avenging Angel delivers a fast-paced historical thriller that will keep readers turning pages--