HooDoo War
A Tale of the Mason County War
Published on 9. February 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
364 pages
978-1-7371820-9-2 (ISBN)
Description
Texas was built by hard men.
And destroyed by harder ones.
Set during the Mason County War - one of the bloodiest and most violent range wars in Texas history - HooDoo War follows Boyd Wechsler, a young man raised beneath the shadow of family secrets, frontier justice, and generational hatred buried deep inside a powerful ranching dynasty.
Boyd grows up believing his wealthy grandfather saved his family after the mysterious death of his father. But when a captured outlaw sparks the unraveling of long-hidden truths, Boyd discovers the man who raised him may not be the hero he always believed.
Caught between a ruthless sheriff, a bitter family blood feud, and an uncle consumed by vengeance, Boyd is pulled into a brutal struggle where loyalty can be as deadly as a bullet. As violence spreads across the Texas frontier, he must choose between the legacy of the powerful grandfather who gave him a future - and the father whose murder still poisons the land around them.
In a world ruled by cattle empires, outlaw justice, and frontier survival, every choice carries bloodshed.
Gritty, emotionally powerful, and steeped in authentic Texas history, HooDoo War is a sweeping western saga of revenge, betrayal, and the dangerous bonds of family.
Perfect for fans of Larry McMurtry, Cormac McCarthy, Louis L'Amour, and Philipp Meyer.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
591 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-7371820-9-2 (9781737182092)
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Craig Rainey is an American actor, screenwriter, musician, and author known for creating gritty, cinematic stories rooted in hidden power, frontier violence, conspiracy, and survival. A Texas native with family roots tracing back to the original Stephen F. Austin settlers, Rainey draws heavily from a lifetime of real-world experience that includes military service, ranch work in South Texas, construction, and decades spent studying the darker machinery operating beneath modern American life.Rainey is the creator of the Carson Brand series, a growing collection of grounded conspiracy thrillers blending cartel violence, political corruption, covert power structures, and lone-man survival against systems larger than himself. His western fiction, including Massacre at Agua Caliente and HooDoo War, explores themes of revenge, family legacy, and the brutal realities of frontier justice in the American West.As a screenwriter, Rainey has earned multiple awards and official selections, including Best Screenplay (2023, 2024), Best Narrative Period Piece, and Best Breakout Writer for his screenplay adaptation of Massacre at Agua Caliente. In 2024, he won Best Actor for his portrayal of Walker in the western film The Oldest Posse. His work continues to attract industry attention for its cinematic realism, emotionally charged storytelling, and atmospheric portrayal of violence, power, and survival.Rainey continues to write and develop new novels, screenplays, and film projects from Texas.