You've heard of the book and movie True Grit, probably, the story of Rooster Cogburn and his exploits. But, have you heard of a deputy marshal who worked in Fort Smith for the court of the "Hanging Judge" Isaac C. Parker, Bass Reeves, a larger-than-life figure who many people say displayed even "truer grit"? He was one of the first black lawmen West of the Mississippi, and made over 3,000 arrests and killed 14 men during his long career.
In Crossing The Dead Line, author Douglas R. Cobb has written an exciting, page-turning historical novel/Western. Read about events from Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves' life, including his brushes with outlaws like Belle Starr, the Indian Greenleaf, and the infamous outlaw Bob Dozier. Also, read about a character of Cobb's own invention, the winsome Sparrow McLintock, who Reeves befriends and helps become a deputy marshal. Their adventures together add to the legend that is Bass Reeves.
Douglas Cobb has also written the MG/YA ebooks/paperbacks Lily, Unleashed; Lily and PAWS: The Ghosts of Summer; and Lily Solves Them All. They are fun-packed books for tweens and teenagers. His ebook/ paperback, My Brother The Zombie (The Zombie Revolution: Book One) is a novel that combines the Horror and SF genres, and is a post-apocalyptic zombie/alien take on The Great Gatsby.
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