Hornswogglers, Fourflushers & Snake-Oil Salesmen (49 page)

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Award-winning author
Matthew P. Mayo
has written more than twenty-five books and dozens of short stories. His novel
Tucker's Reckoning
won the Western Writers of America's 2013 Spur Award for Best Western Novel. He has also been a Spur Finalist in the Short Fiction category and a Western Fictioneers Peacemaker Award Finalist. His numerous novels include
Winters' War
;
Wrong Town
;
Hot Lead, Cold Heart
;
Dead Man's Ranch
;
Tucker's Reckoning
;
The Hunted
; and
Shotgun Charlie
. He also contributes to other popular series of Western and adventure novels.

Matthew's nonfiction books include
Cowboys, Mountain Men & Grizzly Bears
;
Bootleggers, Lobstermen & Lumberjacks
;
Sourdoughs, Claim Jumpers & Dry Gulchers
;
Haunted Old West
; and
Jerks in New England History
(all TwoDot), among many others. He collaborated with his wife, photographer Jennifer Smith-Mayo, on a series of popular hardcover books including
Maine Icons
,
New Hampshire Icons
, and
Vermont Icons
(all Globe Pequot).

The Mayos also run Gritty Press (
GrittyPress.com
) and rove the world in search of hot coffee, tasty whiskey, and high adventure. Stop by Matthew's website for a chin-wag and a cup of java at
MatthewMayo.com
.