You can't outrun a curse. You ride through it. Texas Ranger Buck Dallas was meant to die. Cursed by the Comanche witch doctor, Twisted Root, he falls with the sun and claws out of the dirt at dawn-half man, half memory, bound to a promise he can't forget. With fellow Ranger Lane Newsome at his side, Buck rides a haunted trail across a hollow frontier-one stripped of mercy, scarred by blood, and hunted by things older than men. Their mission: find a missing girl named River and deliver a pregnant woman to a hidden spring that may be salvation... or something far worse. As the riders press deeper into Comancheria, they're joined by mystics, mercenaries, and broken souls-each with something to lose, and none guaranteed to survive. Between the bullets and the curses, between the land and the dead, redemption may be the only thing worth dying for. From New York Times bestselling author Reavis Z. Wortham, Comancheria is a gritty, unrelenting vision of the West-dark, mythic, and rising from the grave. "There's a term we use in the west, the genuine article, and those words fit Reavis Z. Wortham to a Texas T." -Craig Johnson, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of the Walt Longmire Mystery Series "Clear a space on your bookshelves, folks, because the real deal has arrived." -John Gilstrap, New York Times Bestselling Author of Threat Warning and Damage Control "Groundbreaking! Comancheria is a brilliant and unique new take on the Western myth. By turns moving, action-packed, and harrowing, this tale of a quest (and who doesn't love them?) keeps you turning pages like there's no tomorrow. Buck Dallas and Lane Newsome are true classic heroes and are so authentic that we feel we must've met them in real life. No pressure, Reavis, but I want more. Now. Bravo!" -Jeffery Deaver, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of the Colter Shaw novels, the basis for CBS's prime time show, Tracker "Horror goes hat-in-hand with grisly tales of the Old West, and Reavis Z. Wortham knows how to keep you turning the pages and having bad dreams." - C.J. Box , #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Battle Mountain "Dead or Alive, cursed Texas Ranger Buck Dallas is one relentless badass. Jump on board for a wild ride!" - DP Lyle, award-winning author of the Jake Longly and Cain/Harper thriller series and co-creator of the Outliers Writing University "With the release of COMMANCERIA, Reavis Wortham has become the new master of Western Supernatural Suspense. COMMANCHERIA does for Western literature what Curt Russell's "Bone Tomahawk" did for film. In one fell swoop, Wortham lays the cornerstone, sets the bar, and elevates the Western Supernatural Suspense into the realm of literature. This is a one-night read. You will laugh, cringe, and cry, sometimes shocked, other times delighted, and ultimately entertained. A modern classic is born. COMMANCHERIA is that." -W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear, New York Times Bestselling Authors of Buffalo Justice "I'll read anything Reavis Z. Wortham writes!" -Marc Cameron , #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of the Arliss Cutter Novels "... A hard ride into very dark territory to spin a yarn about a deeply weird west! Action-packed, twisty, and intensely enjoyable!" -Jonathan Maberry, New York Times Bestselling Author of NecroTek: Cold War "If legends are the bones of the West, then this book is its restless soul, that rare Western that honors its ghosts without taming them, beautiful and brutal, shot through with buckshot, mysticism and unvarnished dread." -BARON BIRTCHER, Award-Winning Author of Knife River "Wortham delivers yet again, showcasing his in-depth knowledge on Texas history and lore in Comancheria, a chilling horror twist on the classic Western novel that will leave readers of both genres craving the next one." -TAYLOR MOORE, Author of Cold Trail New York Times Bestselling Author and multiple Spur Award winner Reavis Z. Wortham retired in 2011 and now works harder than before as the author of several series. He is also the recipient of six Will Rogers Medallion Awards, most recently taking the Gold for The Texas Job, a historical crime novel set in the 1930s East Texas oilfields. Kirkus Reviews listed Wortham's first novel, The Rock Hole, as one of their Top 12 Mysteries of 2011, going so far as to compare it with To Kill a Mockingbird. True West Magazine included his novel, Dark Places, as one of 2015's Top 12 Modern Westerns. The Providence Journal writes, "This year's Unraveled is a hidden gem of a book that reads like Craig Johnson's Longmire on steroids." When he isn't writing, he travels as a guest speaker for numerous organizations and clubs, and teaches writing in a variety of venues.