Sex, Murder, & the Unwritten Law

Third in the award-winning author's triology on true crime and justice in the early American West

As a practicing criminal lawyer, Bill Neal spent more than four decades frequenting county courthouses in West Texas and hearing tales of sensational crimes and celebrated trials of bygone years. His work has garnered awards from the National Association for Outlaw and Lawmen History, the West Texas Historical Association, the Writers' League of Texas, and the Western Writers of America. He and his wife, Gayla, live in Abilene, Texas.

Gordon Morris Bakken teaches American history at California State University, Fullerton. He is the author of sixteen books as well as numerous articles and law reviews, book chapters, encyclopedia entries, and book reviews.