Pendencia Creek: The Life and Times of a Texas Gunfighter

From his ranch on the banks of Pendencia Creek, gunfighter John King Fisher controls the Nueces Strip of southwest Texas in the 1870s. His ranch is a haven for some of the state's most notorious killers and thieves. Fisher commands the loyalty of his men with style, courage, youth ... and deadliness. Even Captain Leander McNelly of the Texas Rangers fails to rein in King and his army of outlaws. But King's love for a beautiful woman causes him to turn his life in an entirely new direction. Pendencia Creek, a novel based on fact, tells the story of one of America's most unusual outlaws.