Darrel Sparkman: 10 books

After penning three thrilling adventures set on the American frontier, critically-acclaimed author Darrel Sparkman turns his considerable talent to a new subject. In this never-before-seen collection of short stories, Sparkman explores the legends and themes that defined the Old West and captured...

Darrell Sparkman, author of the western novel OSAGE DAWN, presents two romantic western short stories in this latest edition of WHISKEY SHOTS. "Stage To Abilene" is a story about a marshal with a warrant to serve, a girl that decides he is too good a man to die, and an unexpected way to come up with...

One Murdered Girl. One Unknown Killer. One Legendary Lawman. A lone man sits his horse atop a bluff near the southern Missouri border. There’s a story in the country ahead of him. A dark tale of murdered girls and a killer not caught, of an old friend asking for help, and a letter from a...

Revenge is a blade that cuts both ways. Sean MacLeod loses his family to renegades, but in his quest for retribution, he nearly loses his soul. Searching for redemption, he follows the Spirit Trail down the Missouri River, leaving the Blackfoot nation of the north behind for the rugged frontier...

On the northern Arkansas border of 1804, an Osage warrior and a young trapper pit wits and strength in a deadly battle only one can win. When Matt Crane left home to travel the far western lands, he didn't intend to be gone long. Four years later he returns to find his family dead, his hometown destroyed,...

What will you become when you lose it all? Will you change? Or will you die? Colt Blaine had it all—a great job in scenic Springfield, Missouri, a new house in suburbia, a beautiful wife, a great marriage, and two wonderful kids. And then—in the blink of an eye—it all goes away. No...

Only the Strong Survive. They called it “The Fall”—the total collapse of the United States and the American way of life. Within twelve months, eighty percent of the population is gone. After a time, even the military stops trying to cope and pulls back to the coasts, leaving the interior,...

U.S. Marshal Matt Bodine was serious about his job. His creed was to be right and fair, his word was his bond no matter who he gave it to.  He never dodged serving a warrant, and he sure as hell never tolerated someone bad-mouthing a woman. Texas Red Wyrick was a low-down skunk and killer, cutting...

In this world, there ARE three kinds of people—sheep, wolves... and shepherds. Mason Law works for the Army, specializing in rescuing people from out-of-the-way places. When he walks out of the jungle with his latest charges in tow, he is greeted with the news that his wife has died of a...

The measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of peace, but where he stands in moments of tumult. Jim Lane is pulling himself together after burn-out from a rescue gone bad. A peaceful life on Stockton Lake seems just the ticket. An explosion of anger. Jolted by betrayal,...