Press Release: Railroad to Perdition by Mark Greathouse

Award-winning author Mark Greathouse announces the release of Railroad to Perdition: Justice Rides an Iron Horse, a western murder mystery from Wolfpack Publishing. Greathouse and the publisher are teamed to bring a brand of western fiction aimed at entertaining and educating while immersing readers in adventures on America’s western frontier.

Set in 1898 Texas, Railroad to Perdition is the third of the Tumbleweed Saga: Junior’s Story series, featuring the Texas Ranger son of Luke Dunn, the legendary protagonist of the Tumbleweed Sagas.

The author goes on to explain his book. “We’re reckoning to corral readers like longhorns at roundup and share epic adventures forever etched among the near endless prairies and rolling hills of Texas. My books capture the spirit of the old west as embedded deep in the DNA of today’s Americans. I invite my readers to vicariously share vivid glimpses into how a Texas Ranger solves a series of murders while enduring blood-curdling threats, plot twists and turns, and challenges to his very survival. I’ve striven to ‘rewire’ the western novel, weaving history, action, and adventure with a raw edginess and action-oriented style that can immerse themselves in.”

Greathouse delivers fiction laced with history in an edgy, fast-paced style. A life-long student of history, he is inspired by his special affection for Texas grounded in several generations of his ancestry. He draws upon extensive research from library archives, family narratives, interviews, old newspaper articles, and more. Greathouse travels throughout America’s west several times a year for hands-on research aimed toward capturing its essence in the pages of his books. He walks the very trails traveled by his characters.

Greathouse strives to leave readers asking themselves how they might have fared as settlers on the frontier. Would they have brought order to chaos, cleared a wilderness, defended themselves well against threats, forged a birthright of peace and plenty, and safeguarded freedom? Greathouse is available for entertainingly informative interviews, book signings, author talks, podcasts, and readings.