Reveille in red, p.14
Reveille in Red, page 14
part #16 of Bill Travis Mystery Series
#16 Reveille In Red
#17 Bexar County Line
#18 The Long Goodnight
#19 Wolf Country (prequel)
#20 Manhunt (prequel)
#21 Borderline (prequel)
With possibly one more thrown in after it is all said and done, and for good measure:
#22 Leaving Extreme (short story anthology)
But if I wanted to add some titles—such as I have been slinging around on social media, the final lineup might look something like:
#16 Reveille In Red
#17 Bexar County Line
#18 The Long Goodnight
#19 Amarillo Waltz
#20 Double Ought Buck
#21 Murder On the Llano Estacado
#22 Wolf Country (prequel)
#23 Manhunt (prequel)
#24 Borderline (prequel)
#25 Leaving Extreme (short story anthology)
You can see that, regardless, this here thing, this whole set of Bill Travis mysteries, is coming to an end some day, and at the rate I’ve been going (slower than molasses in January) they may end when I do. Hey, it’s possible. But I did have the thought that if I did complete the line-up—either line-up, as given above—I could always sneak back in time and interject adventure #2.5, or more likely #10.5, or who knows, a whole slew of them completely at random. I suppose it all depends on me and what I’m doing, how things are going. But it also does depend on you. I mean, hey, you are also responsible for what goes on around you, and that includes whether or not there’s more Bill Travis to read. Deal with it.
So, for right now, that’s pretty much it. It gives me a little more runway down there for this big, slow, lumbering airfoil to get off the ground. I always told myself that if I could complete this series, why, then I’d know something about writing. Here’s the last confession, then: I’m nowhere close to where I should be. And that, my friends, is all on me. Just like Southeast Asia and D.C. and Brooklyn.
As a final word, I want to say something to you, personally. Not anyone else, just you. So you bought my book—either you downloaded it on a kindle or some other device, or you’ve bought a paperback copy somewhere, and now you’ve got it in your hands. That’s a one-way flow. It’s me outflowing to you. My words are going into your universe, like old radio skips coming in on a clear night. It’s not a two-way flow (although I’ll never for a minute discount the fact that you’ve spent your hard-earned dough buying my book. No sirree, ma’am!) Apart from your initial outlay to purchase it, there’s little coming back. Now don’t worry, this is not a plea for a review, because frankly, I’ve never asked for those. In fact, I regularly admonish my writer friends when I find them doing so. This is, however, a request that you (you, personally) try, somehow, to balance that flow. My experiences are rich enough to write about for only one reason—I’ve met tens of thousands of people in my lifetime, and I consider almost all of those beneficial experiences. That is to say that what I’m missing in my life is you. So please, email me (email me at texaswier at gmail dot com) or friend me on Facebook (anyone can look at the George Wier–Author page without friending me, but it requires you requesting my friendship directly on my personal FB page. Before you do, message me and say, “Bill sent me.” I’ll understand). And say something. I’m practically begging here. Additionally, I now have a Minds.com account, so you can reach me there as well. I happen to know for a fact that there are hundreds of you die-hard fans out there, if not thousands. It’s time for you to come in from the rain. The place is warm, the table is set, and there’s a chair, waiting for you.
Continuing this thought, and by way of illustration, in The Lone Star Express there’s this point where a funeral director is called out to open a casket and examine a body. Anybody remember his name? Maybe not, but I do. His name is Bob Thomas. Bob is, in fact, a real person. He used to be the Funeral Director at Hammon’s Funeral Home in Littlefield, Texas, but he recently got married and retired from that line of work. He’s a huge Bill Travis fan, and now he’s one of my best friends. He was thrilled that I named him in the book. Point of fact, I do know that most of you won’t want your name in one of my books. But a few of you? Ha ha! I can’t wait to put you in a Bill Travis adventure!
All this by way of saying that I do read your emails, I do respond. And I do want to hear from you. Some folks have trouble articulating what they want to say to someone like me, but let me assure you, once you get to know me you’ll find that I’m easy to be around. I’m, in fact, safe. You and I have something in common, and it’s not just Bill. It’s a way of looking at things. And that’s what’s important; important enough for me to remind you.
I want to give a shout-out to some great friends. Like me, they are huge Bill Travis fans. I couldn’t have done any of it without:
Michele Combs Wix,
Mark Pleasanton
Jayne Belinda Parker,
Holly Paul Ruddy,
Bob Thomas,
Ruth Ellen Clendenin,
Kevin Tipple,
and
Leroy and Janice Frederick.
There are many more, but these are the folks who have gotten my attention lately via email, Facebook, and in some cases even visits to Austin. In many instances, it’s me driving to visit them. So, this is to let you know, when you become my friend, you really become my friend.
With regard to Leroy and Janice, see, I do include Bill Travis fans in these books from time to time, as evidenced in this book. And for Michele Combs Wix, thank you. I believe you hold the record for the most times having read The Last Call.
Okay, that’s pretty much it.
Y’all take care, now.
And all the best to you and yours.
George Wier
August 28, 2019
BOOKS BY THE AUTHOR
The Bill Travis Mysteries:
(in chronological order)
The Last Call
Capitol Offense
Longnecks & Twisted Hearts
The Devil To Pay
Death On The Pedernales
Slow Falling
Caddo Cold
Arrowmoon
After The Fire
Ghost Of The Karankawa
Desperate Crimes
Mexico Fever
The Lone Star Express
Trinity Trio
Buffalo Bayou Blues
Reveille In Red
Bexar County Line (forthcoming)
The Bill Travis Omnibus (books 1-4)
The Bill Travis Omnibus 2 (books 5-8)
The Bill Travis Omnibus 3 (books 9-12)
The Bill Travis Omnibus 4 (books 13-16) (forthcoming)
The Elysium Chronicles:
Murder In Elysium
Sentinel In Elysium
Other mysteries:
Long Fall From Heaven (with Milton T. Burton)
Errant Knight
Neptune’s Forge
Cold Rains
West of Valhalla
Science Fiction/Steampunk:
The Vindicators: Book One—Last Defense (with Robert A. Taylor)
Captains Malicious (with T.R. Harris)
1889: Journey to the Moon (with Billy Kring)
1899: Journey to Mars (with Billy Kring)
Jem of Skye: Book One of the Factions of Skye
Anthologies:
‘14: A Texanthology
Lone Star Noir
Lone Star Lawless
Unto the Night
Short Stories:
Duckweed
The Eternal
In The Radio
Death Kiss
The Woodsman
Dark-Thirty
They No Here
Norbert The Summoner
The Feast of All Souls
The Tale of the Yankee Traveler
Return to the River Lis
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George Wier, Reveille in Red
