Are you addicted to reading westerns, but are tired of authors like Max Brand and Louis L’Amour. There 
are some more literary versions of the Wild West that dig deeper into character and still serve up a rousin’ tale with outlaws, cattle drives and frontier survival. So the next time you run out of ideas of how to get your frontier fix, here are a few recommended titles
The Last Crossing, Guy Vanderhaeghe: Set in the late 19th century, two English brothers
search the Canadian and American west for their missing brother.
Lightning, Fred Stenson, traces the adventures of quirky Doc Windham through Montana, Wyoming and Alberta in the 1880s.
The True History of the Kelly Gang, Peter Carey: While awaiting his hanging, Ned 
Kelly, accused bank robber and murderer, writes his confession in a spellbinding novel set in the late 1800s of Australia. It’s the Wild Outback instead of the Wild West!
Once you've read Kathy Reichs and Patricia Cornwall, who should you read next? Some of the better known authors in this popular genre are Aaron Elkins (forensic anthropologist Gideon Oliver), Tess Gerritsen (Boston Medical Examinerm, Maura Isles) and Jonathan Kellerman 
(Dr. Alex Delaware, forensic psychologist). There are new authors and characters as well – Jefferson Bass (the Body Farm novels), Simon Beckett (forensic anthropologist, David Hunter), Keith McCarthy (forensic pathologist, John Eisenmenger) and Sarah Andrews (Em Hansen, forensic geologist).
There is a whole world of forensic fiction waiting for you!