AUTHOR FAVOURITES: LADY LAW by KEN FARMER

Ken Farmer is another western novelist who can’t make up his mind! When I asked him to pick his favourite of his own work he came up with 2 choices. One is the sixth of his NATIONS series, LADY LAW about FIONA MAE MILLER, the one female Deputy US Marshal in the Indian Nations (what is now Oklahoma.) Fiona’s on the trail of a Cherokee renegade, Cal Mankiller, in the Wichita Mountains of Oklahoma.

Wichita Mountains, Oklahoma

The ‘Fort Smith Elevator’, in its November 6, 1891 issue, described Fiona as: ‘A dashing brunette of charming manners... an expert shot and a superb horsewoman, and brave to the verge of recklessness.’ As I couldn’t find an image of her, here’s some of Beverly Garland in the 1956 film ‘GUNSLINGER.’

 
Fiona was even called a female BASS REEVES. (Bass Reeves was the first black U.S. Deputy Marshal west of the Mississippi, another law officer operating in the Indian Nations at this time. He’s the hero of THE NATIONS, co-written by Ken and BUCK STIENKE.) See my earlier blog: http://andrewmcbrideauthor.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/author-favourites-nations-by-ken-farmer.html

Bass Reeves

Civilisation, advancing west, leap-frogged over Oklahoma, which was used as a dumping ground for Native American tribes from all over the States, from Florida Seminoles to the Nez Percé of Idaho to Arizona Apaches. White settlement didn’t even begin until 1889, which left Oklahoma an island of lawlessness until much later than surrounding states and territories.

Movies with this backcloth include TRUE GRIT

and HANG EM HIGH.

Here’s some real Cherokee renegades of Oklahoma:

NED CHRISTIE, posed whilst dead (as was fashionable) after being shot by a posse in 1892

and CHEROKEE BILL (half-breed CRAWFORD GOLDSBY) who was hung in 1896.

REVIEWS of LADY LAW:

‘Another splendid western by Ken Farmer.’

'Awesome story with meaningful characters... Great job Ken!!’

 ‘Thrilling!’

‘A very interesting and exciting book where the action never stops.’

‘I read this and was stunned… A true mystery thriller, on the level of writers like James Patterson and Lee Child, but set in the historic American West... I cheered, I laughed, and at times I was horrified. This is one of the best westerns I have ever read, and one of the best mystery/detective novels.’

‘I was immediately caught up with Ken Farmer's Lady Law - with its "True Grit", its authenticity… And Fiona Mae Miller makes for a spectacular heroine.'

‘This has it all, great characters, settings, characters, a despicable enemy, historical facts and a little touch of the supernatural. Great stuff!’

 ‘I love Ken Farmer’s storytelling and his diverse characters and truly respect the research he puts into his work.’

Find LADY LAW here:
https://www.amazon.com/…/dp/0997129069/ref=sr_1_1_twi_pap_2…