Books by G Wayne Tilman

With former Pinkerton detective Sarah Watson firmly established as Wells Fargo Detective John Pope's partner, the two are dispatched to Wyoming Territory to investigate a series of stage and train robberies.The first problem is: one gang, or two? Using cutting edge criminology for 1882, the detectives brave blizzards to solve the cases and bring the outlaws to justice - some are brought in on the saddle, some over the saddle. Before the two detectives can be recalled, the office where they are assigned is robbed and several are murdered.Now, it's personal.A suspect begins to materialize, he is Kid Taos. He's a fast gun fixated on becoming a dime novel hero, but he might have just met his match. Pope and a pair of .44's are blocking the Kid's path to fame - it's either a pine box or a noose.

In the period from 1865 to 1882, several of the most wanted men in America died. Or, did they?There is some historical and forensic evidence suggesting they faked their deaths, the youngest dying in 1950. Drawn together by a secret organization, they return to rescue the kidnapped daughter of one of their own.In 1883, a posse consisting of John Wilkes Booth, Capt. William Quantrill, Jesse and Frank James and Billy the Kid would be deadly. A ghost posse who rode for one last mission and returned to anonymity when they finished.