Phil Truman Ink.com
In the last years of the tough and woolly land called Indian Territory,
and the first of the new state of Oklahoma, the outlaw Henry Starr rides
roughshod through the midst of it. A native son of “The Nations” he’s
more Scotch-Irish than Cherokee, but is scorned by both. He never really
wanted to journey west of the law, yet fate seems to insist. He’s
falsely accused and arrested for horse-thieving at age sixteen, then
sentenced to hang at nineteen by Judge Isaac Parker for the dubious
killing of a deputy U.S. marshal, but he escapes the gallows on a
technicality. Given that opportunity, the charming, handsome,
mild-mannered Henry Starr spends the rest of his life becoming the most
prolific bank robber the West has ever known.
Legends from a small town come in many forms. Near Tsalagee, Oklahoma a monster lurks and an infamous 19th Century outlaw’s booty lays hidden. When two renegade bikers ride into town looking to find the Lost Treasure of Belle Starr, local legends Hayward Yost and Socrates Ninekiller suspect the ruffians’ involvement in the murder of a local farmer; a man rumored to have knowledge of the lost treasure’s location...and its curse. As events unfold, others in the community are drawn into the hunt – a Wiccan who moves to town to pursue her New Age lifestyle; her bumbling, socially inept boyfriend women can’t seem to resist; a young Iraqi War veteran home to heal his physical and emotional wounds; and a mysterious creature known in Native American lore as a forest demon whom they call “Hill Man who screams at night.” Mystery, romance, comedy, and adventure await in Legends of Tsalagee.
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