Law of the Gun
Edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Russell Davis
Contributed by C. Courtney Joyner
Pinnacle Books, 2010

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One Man. One Gun. One Law.

A new western anthology from Pinnacle Books features "Two-Bit Kill" by {>}C. Courtney Joyner a tale of a decades-old grudge between two outlaws that comes to a head in a barber shop. Courtney's story is featured alongside such legendary western writers as Johnny Boggs, William Johnstone, Loren D. Estleman, Andrew Fenady, Elmer Kelton and the great John Jakes. 

From the Book Cover:
It's an American icon: the Western shootist, living by skill, courage and a willingness to spit in death's eye. Now, the greatest names in Western literature turn this mythical character upside down, inside out and every way but loose...

In The Trouble with Dude, award-winning author Johnny Boggs saddles a once-famous lawman with some high-paying New York dudes in search of Western thrills who get more than they bargained for; in Uncle Jeff and the Gunfighter Western master storyteller Elmer Kelton chronicles a quarrel between a hardscrabble Texas rancher and a killer for hire- with results that stun a town...William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone offer Inferno: A Last Gunfighter Story featuring series hero Frank Morgan. From a pistol-[packing woman to a freed slave heading into a Nebraska winter and an education in gun fighting, The Law of the Gun is about journeys, vendettas, stand-offs, and legends that end-or sometimes just begin-with the roar of a gun...

C. Courtney Joyner contributes The Two-bit Kill
At the most recent Western Writers of America conference, C. Courtney Joyner was presented with The President's Award for "Outstanding Service to WWA" by Chairman Paul Andrew Hutton and WWA's Johnny Boggs. Courtney has been a judge for the prestigious WWA Spur Awards for Drama and Documentary Writing for the last five years, and has served on numerous writing panels, with a focus on the current western market and screenwriting.

Inset photo of C. Courtney Joyner and Purveyor of Books Bobbi Jean after his presentation on Writing E-Books.