The Outcasts by Kathleen Kent

This is yet another book that was in "the pile"!  No idea where it came from.

This Western crime drama is set just after the Civil War in locations throughout the Southwest and along the Gulf of Mexico.  A ruthless killer, once a land surveyor, is obsessed with a old ghost tale of gold hidden in the bayou and leaves a path of death and destruction in his wake.  His lover, a prostitute masquerading as a school teacher, was once a respected daughter and wife, but suffered from seizures and depression.  Her husband and father had her committed several times, but she ran away at roughly 8 months pregnant.  The pair have found the man the believe currently owns the land the gold is hidden on, but plans go awry.  Desperate for money, they plot to rob a much wealthier man, when everything really goes off the rails.  Meanwhile, three lawmen from Texas are in pursuit of the couple, who wrestle with morality on the frontier.  The two sets of stories intertwine during the chase, with their final confrontation being the climax of the story.  There is a final plot twist I won't spoil, but I am disappointed that I figured it out way too early.  It kinda ruined the ending.

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