Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bred in the Bone | 2021 | Robert Peecher | Buy |
| 2 | Hard Bit Men | 2021 | Robert Peecher | Buy |
| 3 | Scurrilous | 2021 | Robert Peecher | Buy |
| 4 | Grit to the Core | 2021 | Robert Peecher | Buy |
| 5 | Out in the Great Alone | 2022 | Robert Peecher | Buy |
| 6 | Men That Don’t Fit In | 2024 | Robert Peecher | Buy |
| 7 | The Long Trail End | 2024 | Robert Peecher | Buy |
Heck Espinoza and Early Bascomb are not natural partners. Heck is rooted in the New Mexico Territory where his family has lived for generations. Early is a Mississippi drifter who left home a step ahead of the law. They meet by chance and end up riding together, picking up work where they can find it and attracting trouble whether they want it or not. The seven books in the series follow their adventures from 2021 through 2024.
Peecher has said that if you like gritty Westerns with some Wild West action and a couple of carefree saddletramps trying to earn a buck, this series is for you. The tone is lighter than some of his other work, with the friendship between the two leads carrying the books forward. Titles like Scurrilous, Out in the Great Alone, and Men That Don’t Fit In give a fair picture of the kind of stories these are: rough-edged, funny in places, and full of the kind of trouble that finds men who drift.