Diamondback

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The first in the thrilling DIAMONDBACK series Diamondback. His real name is seen only on wanted posters, spoken only by bounty hunters. But as Cord Diamondback he’s blazed new fame as a judge-for-hire — with the fists, guns, and brains to make his decisions stick. He took the job in Dog Trail for the money — and the woman. But Diamondback has been double crossed - and the sentence for that is death... Praise for Pike Bishop: ‘Don’t miss a moment of this trip’ – Cosmopolitan ‘Clever, witty, mordant, ripe with repartee and riposte’ – Los Angeles Times Pike Bishop is the pseudonym of Raymond Obstfeld, an associate professor of English at Orange Coast College in California. He is the author of over two dozen novels, including Dead Heat, which was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award, and Doing Good, his book on comparative ethics and religion. He has also written numerous plays, screenplays, and a book of poetry, and his short stories have appeared in several anthologies. As Pike Bishop he has also written Judgement at Poisoned Well , the second book in the 'Diamondback Series'. As Raymond Obstfeld he has written three other contemporary novels: Hungry Women, Borrowed Lives, and Lessons in Survival , all of which became international bestsellers.