One part mystery, one part thriller, and one part social commentary, "The Rifleman" follows the different roles of Jason Dench, a former military man turned successful Australian hotelier. In his young adult life, Jason Dench was exposed to the pain and angst caused by sexual crime and brutalities. Now, Jason Dench is outwardly the generous leader of a very fiscally successful hotel chain. But this hotelier leads a double-life, hidden even from his love, Juliana. Using military skills, he becomes a vigilante of sorts targeting sexual offenders.

In "The Rifleman," the first of a trilogy, Jason Dench's kills hone in on one especially heinous community of rapists and pedophiles. In doing so, his own kills become the center of media and police investigations. Will he be able to keep his vigilante self secret?

About the AuthorBorn and educated in New Zealand, and now a naturalized resident of Australia since the late 1960's, Jamieson Matthews himself is a skilled rifleman and former military serviceman. In his youth a close friend was brutally raped. This exposure to violence led to life-long questions on the treatment of sexual criminals. Such questions of suitable punishments for rapist and pedophiles are raised and addressed within The Rifleman.

A family man, Jamieson Matthews enjoys time with his grandchildren, writing, gardening, and critiquing political parties. The Rifleman is the first in a trilogy in progress.

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