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Bad Moon over Devil's Ridge

Sat, 30 Sep 2023 20:11:16 +0300

When Sheriff Cassidy Yates rode into Eagle Heights he never expected he would be in jail by nightfall on an unfounded murder charge. Although Cassidy answered the charge, it was only at the cost of implicating his own wayward brother in both this murder and the kidnapping of the dead man's widow.

Against an escalating conspiracy of fear operating in the town, Cassidy gains the help of a young newspaper correspondent in his quest to find the real killer and the kidnapped woman. But with gun-toting ranchers and numerous hired guns standing between Cassidy and justice, can he prove his brother's innocence?

Mendosa's Gun-runners

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 17:06:38 +0300

When Quinn Mendosa's gun-runners steal fifty crates of rifles from Fort Stirling, Sheriff Rourke Bowman reckons that plenty of trouble will be heading his way.

But that trouble arrives sooner than he expects when his jailbird brother Dave Bowman rides into town and raises hell. Rourke has enough trouble on his hands, but when Dave offers to help him capture Mendosa by infiltrating his gun-runners it's an offer that's just too good to refuse.

Can the unreliable Dave complete his mission before those rifles fulfil their deadly purpose? Or will Rourke live to regret not running Dave out of town the moment he first clapped eyes on him?

The Man who Tamed Lone Pine

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 10:05:13 +0300

When Nathaniel McBain and Shackleton Frost arrive in Lone Pine to escort a prisoner to Beaver Ridge jail, they are shocked to discover it is Shackleton's old friend Sheriff Ashton Clarke. Five years ago Ashton tamed the town, but now he's been charged with killing in cold blood.

Ashton claims that someone from his past has framed him, and Shackleton believes his friend. But as more bodies are found with all the evidence pointing to Ashton, the case against him begins to look unbreakable. If Nathaniel and Shackleton are to solve the mystery and save their friend, they will have to turn their backs on their duty and use their trusty six-shooters instead.

Night of the Gunslinger

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 00:31:22 +0300

With the town marshal laid up with a broken leg, Deputy Rick Cody must stand alone to protect New Town during a night of mayhem. At sunup Edison Dent will stand trial for Ogden Reed's murder and although Rick suspects that Edison is innocent, he also reckons his own sister knows more than she's prepared to reveal.

With Rick having only one night to uncover the truth, his task is made harder when the outlaw Hedley Beecher plots to free the prisoner while Ogden's brother Logan vows to kill Edison and anyone who stands in his way. Within an hour of sundown four men are dead. And so begins the longest and bloodiest night of Rick's life. . . .

The Mystery of Silver Falls

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 08:36:10 +0200

The whole town turns out to watch the first train journey when the bridge at Silver Falls is completed. The atmosphere is joyous, but the day turns sour when Kane Cresswell and his bandit gang arrive. They raid the train and, in the ensuing chaos, $50,000 falls into the river, seemingly lost forever.

Wyndham Shelford cannot get the image out of his head and is determined to find the missing money. Soon bodies start washing up in the river, and the unconventional lawman U.S. Marshal Lloyd Drake arrives. The marshal believes that the train raid wasn't everything it seemed, but his reckless search for the truth is endangering the lives of everyone in town. Can Wyndham find the money and put a stop to this path of violence before it's too late?

Calloway's Crossing

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 14:51:00 +0200

When Trip Kincaid saved Milton Calloway's life, Milton was so grateful he gave him his saloon at Calloway's Crossing. But when Trip arrived to claim his property, the saloon wasn't what he expected – it had in fact collapsed into a bubbling pool of mud!

Undeterred, Trip rebuilt the saloon. Within hours of opening, Ryan Trimble's protection gang muscled in on him and his only compensation was the distraction his bartender, the beguiling Grace Theroux, provided.

Trip needed help to defeat Ryan and it arrived in the form of a mysterious gunslinger – but at what price? Before long, Trip faced the fight of his life to save not only the saloon but also himself and Grace.

Massacre at Bluff Point

Sat, 09 Mar 2024 21:30:14 +0200

Ethan Craig picked the wrong day to start working for Sam Pringle's outfit. Within hours of joining up, Ansel Stark's bandit gang bushwhacked the outfit at Bluff Point and Ethan saw all his new colleagues gunned down in cold blood.

He vowed to get his revenge, but before Ethan could get his manhunt under way his bad luck continued when for the second time he was in the wrong place at the wrong time and Sheriff Henry Fisher arrested him. His presumed crime was being a member of the very gang he'd sworn to track down!

With nobody believing his innocence and a ruthless bandit to catch, can Ethan ever hope to succeed?

Shootout at Bleak Point

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 22:05:56 +0300

When the outlaw Nathaniel McBain was finally brought to justice, it was by his old boss and friend Sheriff Cassidy Yates. Nathaniel got seven years in jail and when he finally came out he resolved to go straight.

He did just that and with Shackleton Frost he delivered prisoners to his former jail with distinction. Then one day he was given the mission he had dreaded of taking custody of a prisoner from Monotony, Cassidy's town. The prisoner escapes and worse, Shackleton ends up dead. Nathaniel vows revenge, but to succeed in his mission he must team up with Cassidy Yates, a man he had never wanted to meet again.

Bleached Bones in the Dust

Tue, 13 Aug 2024 09:36:21 +0300

For twenty years, bounty hunter Montgomery Grant searched for Lomax Rhinehart, desperate to make him pay for an atrocity he committed during the dying days of the war.

So when Grant's friend, Wallace Sheckley, told him that he had found Lomax, Grant followed him to Sunrise, but Arnold Hays and his gunslingers were holding the town in the grip of fear. Nobody would help him and worse Wallace had gone missing and Lomax was nowhere to be found.

With Arnold Hays the key to Grant finding out what has happened to both his friend and his enemy, he must turn to his gun to get the answers he needs. . . .

Legend of the Dead Men's Gold

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 13:21:42 +0300

Trip Kincaid had always been fascinated by the legend of the dead men's gold: it was said that the last member of the Helliton gang had cursed the stash, claiming that if he couldn't have it, nobody would. So, with the gold still unclaimed, and the bones of a hundred men scattered around it, Trip Kincaid's disappearance is cause for alarm.

His brother, Oliver, is desperate to find him and it seems the box canyon, where the Helliton gang once holed up, is the best place to start looking. But Oliver must enter the devilish outlaw stronghold and uncover for himself the truth behind the legend. Will he succeed or die in the process?

All Must Die

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 08:36:11 +0200

A spree of unexplained murders shocked Monotony's townsfolk, but when bank raider Sykes Caine was caught the killings stopped. Although Sykes pleaded his innocence, he got ten years.

When Sykes is freed from jail, he returns to Monotony where Sheriff Cassidy Yates has to deal with another perplexing case. Two men are killed in what appeared to be an act of revenge, but Cassidy notices similarities with the deaths ten years ago. Before long, other people are gunned down and the evidence points to Sykes again being responsible.

With time running out before someone takes the law into their own hands and Sykes receives summary justice, Cassidy must uncover the truth and ensure only the guilty are punished.

Bunty the Bounty Hunter

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 13:11:40 +0200

Fergal O'Brien has suffered bad times before, but when he walks into the town of Paradise he is at his lowest ebb. Footsore and hungry, he doesn't have a cent to his name.

Worse is to follow when Tex Porter raids Paradise's bank and Fergal is the victim of mistaken identity, leading to the bartender Bunty Shelby suspecting he's an outlaw. Bunty dreams of one day becoming the greatest bounty hunter in the West and capturing Fergal could make her dreams come true.

If Fergal is going to restore his fortunes, he'll have to find a way to defeat the formidable Tex, while avoiding letting the somewhat less formidable Bunty claim her first bounty.

Vengeful Deputy

Tue, 16 Oct 2018 16:30:14 +0300

The town of Lone Ridge was a lawless hell-hole until the ruthless Nyle King eliminated all the gunslingers. Now Nyle controls the town and everyone who opposes him ends up dead, so US Marshal Caine tasks his deputy Gabriel Flynn with bringing Nyle to justice. Gabriel goes to Lone Ridge, but only because he's searching for the outlaw who killed his brother, and believes Nyle may be the key to finding him. But Nyle claims that the recent deaths in town aren't his work and that someone is trying to frame him. No longer knowing who to trust, the only thing Gabriel can be sure of is that hard lead alone will unmask the guilty and let him finally have his vengeance.

The Prairie Man

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 16:41:57 +0300

Tales about the specter of the night known as the Prairie Man were told to frighten children, but one day those tales nearly led to a tragic accident for Temple Kennedy. His friend Hank Pierce saved his life, Temple vowed that one day he would return the favor.

Fifteen years later the two friends grew up to lead different lives: Hank is a respected citizen while Temple is as an outlaw. But, when Hank was wrongly accused of murder, Temple is given a chance for redemption. He vows to save Hank or die in the attempt.

However, in seeking to unmask the real culprit his investigation leads to a man who isn't even supposed to exist: the Prairie Man.