West of Yuma

About the Book

It all began with the mysterious moccasin print in the hot sand of the Great Californian Desert…

One moment Jackson Gilbert was a successful stock breeder with a thriving business, a good partner and a pretty wife. In the next moment, his life had caved in around him.

His Colt pistols and silver Creek tomahawk could not save him from the vengeance of the Cavanah gang and a secret he had kept for years.

Only the friendship and the guns of U.S. Marshall Matt Janzene could save him…

About the Author

For over fifteen years, Steve Hailes has been writing technical manuals and training materials for Fortune 100 companies. His works, including Windows Help Systems have been purchased by millions of people.

His technical writing skills are matched by his love for writing fiction. His western history novels have remained on the best selling list of audio books by Books in Motion for the past five years.

West of Yuma is the fourth in a series of The Gold Rush Chronicles which includes five novels about varying real life dramas taking place in California during the Gold Rush.

Mr. Hailes is a graduate of the University of Utah with a degree in English and most of his class work for a Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature.

Mr. Hailes lives south of Silicon Valley in San Jose with his wife, children, computers and his growing library of western history. He frequently visits the places where his novels occur.