Clint Adams has wound up in the small border town of Veracruz, Mexico, nursing a busted foot. And nothing beats the sensual brand of TLC served up by the sweet local lady doctor, Doc Sugarman...
But in towns like Veracruz, people don't cotton much to the idea of a female sawbones. So when someone murders the town's other doctor, fingers point at Dr. Sugarman, who would inherit his clientele. No one knows whether the villain is Sugarman or the dead doctor's wife, a mean ol' shrew with a brute of a boyfriend. But, busted foot or not, the Gunsmith vows to see justice served...
J.R. Roberts (Robert J. Randisi) is an American author who writes in the Detective and Western genres. He has authored more than 500 published books and has edited more than 30 anthologies of short stories. Booklist magazine said he "may be the last of the pulp writers."
He co-founded and edited Mystery Scene magazine and co-founded the American Crime Writers League. He founded The Private Eye Writers of America in 1981, where he created the Shamus Award.
2013: Mr. Randisi received the President's Award (which recognizes a major career contribution to excellence in Western literature) from the ReadWest Foundation. Watch a video interview with Mr. Randisi where he talks about The Gunsmith among other interesting topics.