Reavis Z. Wortham
To date, New York Times bestselling author Reavis Z. Wortham pens five different series. Kirkus Reviews listed his first novel, The Rock Hole, in a Starred Review, as one of the “Top 12 Mysteries of 2011.” This Red River historical mystery series is set in Northeast Texas back in the 1960s.
Series number two is the high-octane contemporary western thrillers set in Southwest Texas and features Texas Ranger Sonny Hawke. Hawke’s War won the Spur Award from the Western Writers Association of America as the Best Mass Market Paperback of 2019. He also garnered a second Spur for Hawke’s Target in 2020.
Third series in that same genre features a Texas Southwest and Cattle Raisers Association brand inspector who solves crimes in both the Lone Star State, and Oklahoma. Hard Country released in August, 2023, as one of Amazon’s Editor’s Top Picks for that month.
His fourth series is a return to traditional westerns and begins with The Journey South, which released in the spring of 2024. The Only Saloon in Town releases September 24, 2024.
And now the Buck Dallas western horror series begins with Comancheria! Look for this release date coming soon.
The recipient of numerous Will Rogers Medallion awards, most recently the Gold Medallion for his Red River novel, The Texas Job, Rev has been a newspaper columnist and magazine contributor since 1988, penning over 2,000 columns and articles, and has been the Humor Editor for Texas Fish and Game Magazine for the past 26 years. He and his wife, Shana, live in Northeast Texas.
Find him at your favorite online bookstore or outlet, in all formats. Check out his website at www.reaviszwortham.com