“Imagine a combination of James Arness, Randolph Scott, John Wayne, Alan Ladd, and Jimmy Dean's 'Big Bad John,' and you have Camp Houston, the roughest toughest fighter in the West.” —Publishers Weekly on Houston

“Bowman, a respected veteran of the western genre, adds new depth to the timeworn tale of the loner out for revenge by paying attention not just to the violence, but also to life . . . before the murder. The context makes the white-hot pain more real, and his obsession with revenge more credible.” —Booklist

“The best Texas novel since Lonesome Dove.” —Ralph Compton