--- title: J Guy Stuart – Jack King Mystery Series Author date: "2021-04-28T22:29:17-04:00" modified: "2026-06-01T19:36:48-04:00" author: Site Admin url: "https://jguystuart.com/" categories: tags: description: The next Jack King Mystery series title - The Lights of Fort Worth - is expected to be released in early 2027 - Sign up for news and updates here! image: "https://jguystuart.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/BrazosCoverMockup.jpg" site_name: J Guy Stuart --- # J Guy Stuart – Jack King Mystery Series Author # The Lights of Fort Worth ### A Jack King Mystery ## J Guy Stuart ##### Expected availability for the next book in the Jack King Mystery series is early 2027 – sign up below to get updates! Still haven’t had a chance to read the first book in the widely regarded Jack King Mystery Series? # Out Past the Brazos A Jack King Mystery ### ### ### ### J Guy Stuart         painting by Tammy Werner #### BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT…or at least asked really nicely, “Out Past the Brazos, A Jack King Mystery” is now available as a paperback! You can now get it on Amazon as an E-Book for $2.99 or as a printed paperback for $9.95! [Grab Your Copy Today](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092RJPH4D/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glc_8XRDXSQ679JX90KJPFMM) ## Out Past the Brazos ##### Jack King is a retired Texas Ranger and former sheriff of Sweetwater, Texas. He now lives in the small town of Chance with his dogs Frank and Jesse. When he was sheriff, he was responsible for catching the West Texas Reaper, one of the most notorious serial killers in the southwest. After catching the Reaper, Jack joined the Texas Rangers and served for 16 years in Fort Worth and Houston before returning to west Texas. Now, almost 20 years after he first started killing, the famed, lost second graveyard of the West Texas Reaper has been discovered out in the abandoned oil fields of Stonewall County. Hoping to finally be free of the burden the Reaper placed on his life, Jack heads out to the graveyard hoping to put the matter to rest. But there, he finds something he never expected… [](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092RJPH4D/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glc_8XRDXSQ679JX90KJPFMM) **Out Past the Brazos is available on Amazon books today!** [](https://jguystuart.com/tail-waggers-book-club) ## [The Tail Waggers Book Club](https://jguystuart.com/tail-waggers-book-club) The Tail Waggers Book Club would love to feature your pet with a copy of Guy’s book! Post a pic of your pet on the Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/jguystuartauthor/ – for publication. [read more…](https://jguystuart.com/tail-waggers-book-club)[](https://jguystuart.com/out-past-the-brazos-now-available-at-scuppernong-books-in-greensboro) ## [Out Past the Brazos Now Available at Scuppernong Books in Greensboro](https://jguystuart.com/out-past-the-brazos-now-available-at-scuppernong-books-in-greensboro) I am so pleased to announce that “Out Past the Brazos, A Jack King Mystery” is now available here in Greensboro, NC at Scuppernong Books downtown on Elm Street. Good portions of the book were written there so I am excited it will now be on their shelves!… [read more…](https://jguystuart.com/out-past-the-brazos-now-available-at-scuppernong-books-in-greensboro) [« Older Entries](https://jguystuart.com/md/page/2?et_blog) #### New, Views, Reviews - [The Tail Waggers Book Club](https://jguystuart.com/tail-waggers-book-club) - [Out Past the Brazos Now Available at Scuppernong Books in Greensboro](https://jguystuart.com/out-past-the-brazos-now-available-at-scuppernong-books-in-greensboro) - [J Guy Stuart interviewed on Whatever With Wes](https://jguystuart.com/interview-whatever-with-wes) - [You’ll Never Find Her, Sheriff.](https://jguystuart.com/youll-never-find-her-sheriff) - [This is Jack.](https://jguystuart.com/this-is-jack) Guy Stuart is an author who lives in Greensboro, NC. He currently is working on crime fiction set in West Texas where he lived for almost 10 years. His first novel, “Out Past the Brazos, A Jack King Mystery” was well received and left a lot of people asking for the next installation.   Guy lives in Greensboro, NC, and his second title – The Lights of Fort Worth – is in the editing process now, with an expected release date of early 2027. ### Get inbox updates – **Keep track of  Jack and his exploits via the email newsletter.  We don’t ever share your name or info with anyone else and we only send updates when there is something new.** ### Newsletter Signup