„Deadwood Dick's Doom or Calamity Jane's Last Adventure" is a fast-paced thriller by popular dime-novelist Edward Lytton Wheeler who wrote 33 „Deadwood Dick" novels between 1878 and 1885. His stories are well plotted adventures and his slang and dialect heavy narration is funny as hell. He wrote a lot of tales with female protagonists, maybe influenced by the New Woman of the 1890's. Deadwood Dick is a fictional character. He was as famous for a time as Wild Bill Hickok or Buffalo Bill. There was a 500 dollar reward out for him, dead or alive. With its colorful narrative and surprising twists, the story will keep you hooked till the very end. Brimming with suspense and action, it is a must-read!