KALISPELL, Mont., Oct. 6, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- When Hector Filbain, otherwise known as Eagle Beak due to the shape of his nose, loses his Vermont farm and his wife, things start spiraling downward. However, when he retreats out West, his life completely spins out of control. In the new book, Eagle Beak (now available through 1stBooks), author Robert Lundy tells the topsy-turvy story of the dangerous occurrences Eagle Beak faces in the days before wagons rolled into the American West.
Hector flees Vermont for Montana, only to be apprehended and charged with a murder. Amazed at his bad luck, he dupes the sheriff and breaks out of jail, helping two other prisoners escape, as well. The three steal horses and bolt for the hills, but their escape is anything but a clean break.
Tigh Conger's horse is one of the stolen animals, and an incriminating letter is tucked in the saddlebag. He starts pursing Eagle and the fugitives, making a deal to get supplies in exchange for the letter. Avery Cord, a bounty hunter, figures out Eagle's whereabouts by catching Conger in a lie, and the fugitives dart for Canada. On his journey, Eagle kills a man while trying to save a little boy, the dead man's party joins them and the dead man's wife falls in love with Eagle. What could happen next?
A western adventure that proves all such books don't need cowboys and gunslingers, Eagle Beak continues its tumbling through Canada, where Eagle is captured by a U.S. marshal and reunited with his estranged wife, from whom he catches a dreaded disease. The horizon is dark, but Eagle might have one last chance to turn everything around. He made a copy of Conger's letter, which holds the key to a string of mysterious crimes.
Follow Eagle, his mishaps and his misfortunes until the end, where this man might finally achieve the love he's deserved all along.
Lundy was raised on a dairy farm in southern Idaho, where the annual family vacation nurtured his love for the mountains. He and his wife, Joan, live in Montana. He hopes his writings reveal the bravery of the people who came even before the rumbling wagons.
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