Finding Joaquin, a tale of Old California

Ira Beard Book 1

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Pub Date 17 Mar 2017 | Archive Date 16 Mar 2020

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Description

Sometimes you go after a bandit and find something different.

Ira Beard signed on as bounty hunter. He's going after Joaquin Murietta, the worst desperado in California. The reward is one inducement. Another is that his reputation as a lawman is on the line.

Trying to find Joaquin, he learns some people think he's a hero, not a badman. Ira needs to see for himself, even if it means a gun fight.

Octavia de LaLuz has met Joaquin. She's not sure if he's hero or villain. She will save Ira Beard's life three times. She knows the country needs heros but will never run out of bad men.

Octavia wants to bring life to a land of sudden death. She will not let Ira go any more than he can let go Joaquin. The question remains, whose head will end in a pickle jar?

Now read the book and travel to a time past, which haunts us yet today.

Sometimes you go after a bandit and find something different.

Ira Beard signed on as bounty hunter. He's going after Joaquin Murietta, the worst desperado in California. The reward is one inducement...


Advance Praise

As always the author lends realism to the story by mentioning modes of travel, routes taken, perils all along those routes, tule fog, small settlements, and more. And how life is there one minute and gone the next — reality in gold rush era California hills where you looked over your shoulder or faced consequences. Life in San Francisco in those days is recounted with the same detail. You really want the main character to find Joaquin, but then again you don’t want Joaquin to be found. (Amazon customer)

As always the author lends realism to the story by mentioning modes of travel, routes taken, perils all along those routes, tule fog, small settlements, and more. And how life is there one minute and...


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