The Bounty Hunters

The old Apache renegade Soldado Viejo is hiding out in Mexico, and the Arizona Department Adjutant has selected two men to hunt him down. One — Dave Flynn — knows war, the land, and the nature of his prey. The other is a kid lieutenant named Bowers. But there's a different kind of war happening in Soyopa. And if Flynn and his young associate choose the wrong allies — and the wrong enemy — they won't be getting out alive.

David Flynn is a legend in the rugged Arizona Territory-a US cavalry man turned army scout, and the only man alive who can bring in the fierce Mimbre Apache called Soldado Viejo. When a cunning outlaw and a murderous bounty hunter dog his path, Flynn finds himself on the deadliest mission of his career, riding hard for trouble on a bloody trail of treachery and slaughter. Originally published in 1953, The Bounty Hunters was Leonard's first published book.

After 30 years writing westerns and crime novels, Elmore Leonard finally started to get somewhere. "Author Discovered After 23 Books," The New York Times said in 1983, referring to his Edgar Award-winning novel LaBrava. Since then, Leonard's tack-sharp dialogue and comic underworld characters have been drawing accolades and an ever growing base of fans.