“Doug Armstrong's masterful tale of murder and intrigue on the Kansas prairie will have your heart pounding.”
~ Meg Kissinger, author of While You Were Out
SUN DOG MEMORY
The girl is a dead ringer for his long-missing sister. And Jed Albright’s chance encounter with her outside a cowtown depot in Sun Dog Memory sets in motion this Depression era saga of a family at war with itself. Following the girl will lead Jed down a trail back to the family’s boom and bust struggles on the vast Kansas plain twenty years earlier. Is it too late for this determined railway mail clerk to restore peace amidst a web of lies and treachery?
"Jed's railway mail clerk job ... perfectly suits his character: honest and unassuming yet capable of iron-willed determination and grit to protect those he cares about. This fast-paced narrative effectively mixes intense family drama with rapid-fire action."
"The extensively researched novel brings a chapter of American history to life in a story set in the heartland during the Great Depression."
SUN DOG MEMORY
The girl is a dead ringer for his long-missing sister. And Jed Albright’s chance encounter with her outside a cowtown depot in Sun Dog Memory sets in motion this Depression era saga of a family at war with itself. Following the girl will lead Jed down a trail back to the family’s boom and bust struggles on the vast Kansas plain twenty years earlier. Is it too late for this determined railway mail clerk to restore peace amidst a web of lies and treachery?
Excerpt
Reckoning
New Orleans – May 1930
The house has a tranquil, dignified air in the dappled light. Velvet drapes are drawn tight across the depravity inside, but this time, Jed Albright is not fooled.
“Out,” the Musgrave detective snarls. The eye in the sea of burgundy-stained flesh is like a branding iron. As the detective leans across Jed to open the Chevy Coupe’s door, a ripe odor escapes his tweed suit. “Now!”
Jed’s wrists are cuffed behind his back and his bladder is threatening to explode. It’s difficult to move. The impatient Musgrave shoves him out onto the sidewalk, where Jed lies still a moment, thinking about his deranged brother-in-law, probably inside. The lunatic took a carving knife. And the girl.
The Musgrave removes the Peerless model cuffs now. Jed kneels quickly to re-tie his shoe on the cobbled path and make sure the little two-shot Remington Double Derringer is still concealed in the ankle holster beneath his pants leg. He hopes to hell it won’t be necessary.
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Novels by Douglas Armstrong
Novels by Douglas Armstrong