“So richly detailed, you can almost smell the gunsmoke and the sweat of the saddles. ”

No outlaw typifies America’s mythic Wild West more than Billy the Kid. To Hell on a Fast Horse by Mark Lee Gardner is the riveting true tale of Sheriff Pat Garrett’s thrilling, break-neck chase in pursuit of the notorious bandit. David Dary calls To Hell on a Fast Horse, “A masterpiece,” and Robert M. Utley calls it, “Superb narrative history.” This is spellbinding historical adventure at its very best, recalling James Swanson’s New York Times bestseller Manhunt—about the search for Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth—as it fills in with fascinating detail the story director Sam Peckinpah brought to the screen in his classic film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.

What happens when the West’s most famous outlaw meets the one lawman he can’t escape?

• A Definitive Billy the Kid Biography: Go beyond the myth to discover the true story of the boyish outlaw, from his early days to his final, fateful encounter in a darkened room.
• The Relentless Lawman Pat Garrett: Follow the thrilling, break-neck chase from the perspective of the towering sheriff who was fated to hunt down America’s most famous bandit.
• The Lincoln County War: Uncover the complex history and brutal violence of the feud that shaped both men and plunged New Mexico Territory into chaos.
• American West Nonfiction: Written with the pulse of a thriller, this richly detailed narrative history is perfect for fans of James Swanson’s Manhunt.