About
Larry D. Sweazy is the author of nineteen novels, one short story collection, and forty short stories. He is a two-time recipient of the WWA (Western Writers of America) Spur Award, and a four-time recipient of the Will Rogers Medallion Award. His writing has also been recognized by the Best Books of Indiana literary competition, the Elmer Kelton Book Award, the Willa Literary Award, and the Western Fictioneers Peacemaker Award. His short stories have appeared in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine; The Adventure of the Missing Detective: And 25 of the Year's Finest Crime and Mystery Stories!; Boys' Life; Hardboiled, and several other publications and anthologies. His work has been translated in Italy, Turkey, and Germany. Larry lives in Noblesville, Indiana with his wife, Rose, where he is hard at work on his next novel and mucking out horse stalls. More information can be found at www.larrydsweazy.com.
Featured Work
Winter Seeks Out the Lonely
The law and circumstances never leave Sonny Burton alone for long. As the Great Depression lingers, a circus camps outside of Wellington, bringing with it suspicion and rumors of stolen cattle to feed the animals. The local Texas Ranger office is set to close, pushing Sonny's son, Jesse, out of a job. And Aldo Hernandez shows up on Sonny's doorstep asking for help. Aldo's cousin, Rafael, got into a fight and caused another man, Leo Dozier, to lose his spot in the CCC (Civilian Conversation Corps). Aldo thinks the sheriff is behind the trouble, and Sonny agrees to look into the situation which thrusts him and Jesse into an investigation that exposes unknown corruption in his small town, and the bigotry and hate leads to a string of brutal murders.
Book 3 in the Sonny Burton series. Shortlisted for the 2022 Indiana Authors Award, and winner of the 2022 Modern Western Fiction Will Rogers Medallion Award.
