Publisher's Synopsis
"The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones" spins off the story of the legendary outlaw Billy the Kid. This action packed adventure follows Hendry (Billy) through southern California and northern Mexico leading to his capture and eventual murder by Dad Longworth (Pat Garrett).;A hard and lusty story, the novel is richly detailed with descriptions of life in the Southern California desert. Told from the point of view of Hendry's friend Doc Baker, the explicit nature of author Charles Neider's writing has been described as "written with four-letter realism. ... A ... dramatization of the myths that circulate around the deeds of bygone gunmen and keep memories of them alive and fresh".