Patrick March Dearen (born May 1, 1951) is an author of 20 books of Western fiction and history.
His newest release, the 2012 novel, To Hell or the Pecos, is set along a desolate, 79-mile section of the Butterfield Trail in the Pecos River country of West Texas.
To Hell or the Pecos is the 2014 winner of the Elmer Kelton Book Award from the West Texas Historical Association.