"Only a historian with Gilmore's encyclopedic knowledge of this chaotic, violent era of history can give voice to the fascinating cast of real-life characters in this superb novel based on actual history. Gilmore knows his subject so well that reading his novel is the closest we'll ever get to actually 'riding with the James boys.'" "Readers interested in gangsters,...
--Jerry D. Morelock, Ph.D., editor in chief, Armchair General magazine