Cousins

About the Book

Cousins is the third volume of the Tex Med trilogy. The medical student John McFarland was the primary focus of the first two volumes. Cousins, however, concentrates mostly on John’s cousin, Ted Townley, and his adventures as a deputy sheriff in his hometown of Los Indios, Texas. Follow him and others, including his three Texas Ranger buddies, as they fight Mexican bandits, drug smugglers, a corrupt cattle baron, and the resurgence of the new Ku Klux Klan. Also follow Anne’s efforts to smooth out her boyfriend Ted’s rough edges so that their future would be similar to John’s with his girlfriend, Heather. Adventures, romances, moral struggles, and lots of medicine all come together in this historical novel set near the Rio Grande during the onset of World War One.

About the Author

In addition to this third volume of the Tex Med trilogy, Robert J. Eells has authored four other books, including two political biographies and two volumes of short stories about his father’s sixty-year medical practice in a small town in New York State. He has also written several articles and numerous book reviews about contemporary political and cultural life in America. He earned a PhD in American Studies from the University of New Mexico in 1976. He has taught at four colleges and universities and is a retired Professor of History and Political Science from Spring Arbor University in Michigan. He and his family live in Jackson, Michigan.