The stranger calling out to Tom Casey, who sits in a dark canyon with a lonely fire, turns out to be a newly arrived Irishman on the run from a troubled past. As the stranger reveals his sad tale, Tom Casey reflects on his own troubles. Tom has vowed to hunt down the man who murdered his brother at the end of the Civil War and a letter from back east accuses his youngest brother, Will of being a spy during the war.

The time is one of settling old conflicts and moving forward west in search of big fortunes and land in the northwest Arizona Territory. Tom Casey's journey leads him to many adventures and a deeper understanding of human nature.

Marjorie M. McGinley began to write in college while she attended Western Connecticut State University. She stopped for a while when she was raising a family and teaching elementary school, and then began again. She has had many short stories and poems published, and has written two prize-winning plays.

Marjorie was born in Nyack, New York, and grew up in rural Connecticut. She lives on the Connecticut shoreline.

Casey’s Journey is her fourth novel for Avalon.

Avalon Westerns by Marjorie M. McGinley:
THE GIFT OF THE MESTIZO
CASEY'S JOURNEY
JOHN CRUST & SNUFFLING PIG
RATTLESNAKE GULCH
FOOTLOOSE CONROY

An Avalon Mystery by Marjorie M. McGinley:
CLOSE ENOUGH TO KILL