In the same way, newspaper reporter Tom Kencaide finds that his commitment to covering the council and exposing the truth has kept him from committing to his fianc e and reporting the news he feels the people should hear. The Wooden Horseshoe , first published by Doubleday in 1964, shows that city government can consume the ones who take part in it. Those involved have to decide if they can reach a point where they do what is best for the city as well as for themselves. The Wooden Horseshoe was his first novel. In the Valley of the Shadow .
Sanders lives in Fort Worth.