Hell on the Border, Sidney Thompson
Hell on the Border, Sidney Thompson
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Hell on the Border
The Bass Reeves Trilogy, Book Two

Author: Sidney Thompson

Narrator: Midnite Michael

Unabridged: 6 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/31/2023

Synopsis

2022 Oklahoma Book Awards Finalist for fiction from the Oklahoma Center for the Book

2021 National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist for western fiction

2021 American Book Fest Award Finalist for historical fiction

Set in 1884, Hell on the Border tells the story of Deputy US Marshal Bass Reeves at the peak of his historic career. Famous for being a crack shot as well as for his nonviolent tendencies, Reeves uses his African American race to his strategic advantage. Along with a tramp or cowboy disguise, Reeves appears so nonthreatening that he often positions himself close enough to the outlaws he is pursuing to arrest them without bloodshed.

After a series of heroic feats of capturing and killing infamous outlaws—most notably Jim Webb—and an introduction to Belle Starr, Reeves finds himself in the Fort Smith jail, charged with murder. This second book in the Bass Reeves Trilogy investigates what really happened when Reeves made the greatest mistake of his life on the heels of his greatest achievements.

About Sidney Thompson

Sidney Thompson teaches creative writing and African American literature at Texas Christian University. He is the author of the award-winning Follow the Angels, Follow the Doves and Hell on the Border, which were adapted for the Paramount+ miniseries Lawmen: Bass Reeves, directed by Taylor Sheridan and starring David Oyelowo.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Marlin

Hell on the Border, the second book of Sidney Thompson's The Bass Reeves Trilogy, is a powerful continuation of the story Thompson began with Follow the Angels, Follow the Doves. Both novels are historical fiction at its finest, examining the past and indirectly commenting on the present. In some wa......more

Goodreads review by Heidi

Hell on the Border continues the story of the lawman Bass Reeves, which Thompson so told elegantly in Follow the Angels, Follow the Doves. This second book of the Bass Reeves Trilogy captured my interest from page 1 and did not disappoint. In Hell on the Border, Thompson balances Reeves' superhuman......more

Goodreads review by Julie

great book Enjoyed the second book of the Bass Reeves trilogy by Sidney Thompson. Compelling story that keeps your interest. Can’t wait for the third book.......more

Goodreads review by Erin

Graciously received a free copy through good reads. I didn't read the first book, but don't feel like I needed to. This book starts out with a great story of Bass trying to catch wanted men and hooked me from the beginning. For black history month, this is a great read of one of the first black US m......more

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