Few writers recount tales of the old West as deftly as Pulitzer Prize-nominee and five-time winner of the Western Writers of America Spur Award, Loren D. Estleman. Now, some of Estleman's finest work comes to life in this collection of vivid and richly detailed Western short stories. This digital edition contains all the stories originally available in the audio-cassette anthology "Hell on the Draw," as well as the contents of the earlier "Best Western Stories of Loren D. Estleman." These stories go far beyond your formula western - the are richly detailed and carefully drawn bits of an older world. Contents include: Introduction: Hard Bone and Red Blood by Loren T. Estleman – by Ed Gorman and Bill Pronzini. The Cat King of Cochise County The Barber The Alchemist Iron Heart's Story The Death of Dutch Creel The Bandit The Tree on Execution Hill The Angel of Santa Sofia Rossiter's Stand The Pilgrim The Pioneer Strain Young Mister St. John A Web of Books Mago's Bride Bad Blood Kate Hell on the Draw