WESTERN

Short Stories

Lincoln Reed's western stories have been featured in online magazines and print anthologies, including Havok Publishing, Dragon Soul Press, and Zimbell House Publishing.

ROLAND CHADWICK

DEPUTY US MARSHAL COLLECTION

"THESE DARK MEDICINAL ARTS"

With the assistance of a taboo medical operation in a burning hotel, Roland Chadwick must evade gunmen and death in this flash fiction thriller. Coming to Havok Publishing's Thriller Thursday August 2021.

"OUT OF HELL"

Union Army officer Roland Chadwick and his men attempt escape from a Confederate prison in this flash fiction thriller coming to Havok Publishing on July 29, 2021.

"THE INKY OUTLAWS"

Roland Chadwick is tasked with solving a case of frontier vandalism in this flash fiction mystery released by Havok Publishing on July 12, 2021.

"WHY THE SHIP BURNS"

Xia is a warrior of legend who commands a schooner that sails the Pacific. When her crew saves a stranded American castaway named Chadwick, Xia plots to use this man as a pawn to help retrieve her brother who has been wrongfully imprisoned by railroad workers in Utah.

Featured in Valiance, an anthology released by Dragon Soul Press in May 2021.

"WOLFSBANE"

Roland Chadwick, US Marshal, must solve a wedding murder in a mining town.

"An enjoyable frontier mystery with great pacing and interesting characters." — Havok Publishing editors writing for Weekend Scoreboard, May 2021

"TO KILL A DRAGON"

When a cannibal kidnaps the governor's daughter, Roland Chadwick, US Marshal, enlists the help of inventor Lizzie Ozark and Sheriff Tiller for a rescue mission.

Featured in Imperial Devices, an anthology released by Dragon Soul Press in March 2021.

"PRIMAL LAW"

During a Yukon blizzard on Christmas Eve, Roland Chadwick, US Marshal, risks his life to save a small child from the clutches of a murderer.

Published in Havok's Thriller Thursday in December 2020.

"A SENSE OF GUILT"

Roland Chadwick, US Marshal, uses his sense of smell to solve a case in this mystery published by Havok in November 2020.

"LAST RITE"

Roland Chadwick, US Marshal, hunts an elusive killer with with an unknown alias in this frontier story featured in Zimbell House Publishing's The Marshal anthology.

Released in November 2019, this is Lincoln Reed's first published short story.