TAMPA, Fla. - s4story -- Down & Out Books is pleased to announce that TARGETS WEST, a Lucas Wheeler thriller by Scott McCrea, has been published on March 10, 2025 in trade paperback and ebook formats.

About TARGETS WEST …

Cattleman Lucas Wheeler just wants to sell his horses to a Saudi Arabian Shiekh, but he's pressed into a conspiracy that spans the steel canyons of New York, the backstreets of London and a nightmarish recreation of an Old West town hidden under a desert palace.

Can a Wyoming rancher armed only with cowboy smarts and a six-gun beat a multinational cabal of terrorists before they hit…targets west?

Critical Acclaim for TARGETS WEST …

"Nonstop, edge-of-your-seat stuff. McCrea has reinvented the Western, made it transatlantic. Shootouts, chases, rodeos, assassinations, stampedes—Targets West has everything. You'll struggle to find a dull moment." —I.S. Berry, author of The Peacock and the Sparrow, a New Yorker and NPR Best Book of the Year, and Edgar Award for Best First Novel

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"A pulse-pounding Western thriller that takes readers on a high-stakes journey where the rugged landscapes of the American West meet the dangerous world of international espionage." —Kaira Rouda, USA Today and Amazon Charts bestselling author

"A spy caper that jumps from New York to London to the Middle East—complete with a cowboy hero. Unbeatable entertainment." —Bob Mayer, author of the Area 51 series

"Targets West is an adrenaline-filled cat and mouse chase across the globe that never forgets to pay homage to the American West." —Matt Scott, author of the Surviving the Lion's Den series

"McCrea hits the gas and never lets up…Blockbuster action at every unexpected turn." —Jeff Circle, The Writer's Dossier

Meet the author …

SCOTT MCCREA is a 2024 Western Writers of America Spur Award Finalist. He has written novels, short stories, magazine articles, television documentaries, nonfiction, cookbooks and even…trading cards. McCrea is a frequent talk show guest and lecturer, having appeared twice on WABC-TV's Good Morning America, WOR's Joey Reynolds Show and WABC's Morning News, among others. He resides in Southern California with his husband.

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In its fourteenth year as an independent publisher of award-winning literary and crime fiction, Down & Out Books (https://downandoutbooks.com) is based in Tampa, Florida. For more information about the book, to request a review copy of the book, or to inquire about an interview with the author, contact info@downandoutbooks.com.