"Ridiculously cool science fiction -- A vivid world of intrigue and violence... R.J. Wright" The year is 2117. In the farthest reaches of Earth's territorial space, a spree of depraved murders has local cattle ranchers fearing for their families. A fear, they will soon discover, that is more than justified. Apparently, John Gallic's reputation proceeded his arrival to the fringe world of Muleshoe. A reputation suggesting he be given a wide berth. As the new Territory Abettor, commonly referred to as a Frontier Marshal, Gallic would be there for the long haul. Formally titled Detective Chief Inspector of the Spatial Colonial Police -- District 22 -- he'd investigated only the highest-profile murders and was a rising star within the department. But that life was in the past. Gallic now provided an assortment of backwater law enforcement services to the burgeoning deep-space frontier territories. Sure, there was an occasional smalltime crime to investigate, but more often than not Gallic spent his days -- commissioned by the big Interstellar banks -- repossessing billionaire ranchers' high-priced spacecraft. A glorified repo man. He was fine with that. It gave him spare time to do the one thing more important than anything else -- find the murderer of his wife and child. Piloting his voluminous spacecraft, the Hound, Gallic arrives on Muleshoe expecting his latest assignment to be no different from the hundred other repo jobs he's performed. Typically, no one gets in his way. Then a Vid-Message call comes in from D-22 -- the Hammer and Nails Killer is at it again. Right there within the frontier worlds. Soon, Gallic would be chasing the very same cunning serial killer who, mercilessly, stole his once-perfect life away from him. The line between prey and predator becomes blurred and the Galaxy Man will have no problem sacrificing himself to kill a killer.

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A really good and fun outer space western mystery thriller.
I was prepared to not like this book. I bought it because of the little excerpt I read. First of all, yes it is SF. Second, it is a mystery story. Third, it is almost a Western. I am really, really picky about mystery stories because few ever manage to surprise me. And I hate Westerns.

Well, I loved this book. The SF was good, it was logical and very well thought out. The mystery was good, but then I figured out "who done it" and I was disappointed. BUT I was wrong. So wrong. The bad guy was totally unexpected and a complete surprise. Kudos to Mr. McGinnis on that. The western part was a setting and it was excellent. It meshed completely with the book.- Lara

Outstanding western thriller science fiction novel!
Let me say that as a certified law enforcement officer with 37 years of honorable service I connect with John Galaxy. Having been a road patrol deputy sheriff, one-man cars we could wait for backup some 15 or more minutes. Once committed we had to handle things on our own. I never broke the law, bent it when needed, and explained why in incident reports, for the DA and judge to read. C. Y. A. Unspoken in the academy. We wanted to go home after our shift, watch. Paperwork, tons of it. Had to knock it out on a typewriter, lots of correction fluid too. Look forward to more good reading. I Hope Lane can be a part of the books. She adds so much to his new life and fame I. M. H. O. Thanks again Mark, keep them coming.- M. James Cullinan

Excellent sci-fi first mystery thriller western book
Really enjoyed the story. The description of equipment and ships made it more real. The characters are well-developed. I was unsure of who was the villain until he was revealed by the author. I hope the series continues and I don't have to wait too long for book 2. I've read Scrapyard Ship, Stra Watch Gun Ship, Hidden Ship and The Fallen Ship, Junket Untamed Alien Worlds, and now, Galaxy Man.- R.

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