Merle Constiner

• Sep-1985
• / Historical
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George Netfield, proprietor of Kirkville's leading saloon, was a calm, deliberate man-a man who knew what he wanted. And what he wanted most was to root out the rustlers that wanted to make a ghost town out of brawling, prosperous Kirkville.

The ...

• Mar-1986
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• Jul-2011
• / Western
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Jim Peters had always been figured for a wild young lobo, and everybody in the Double Eagle saloon had seen him arguing with Chris Hansen shortly before Hansen was found shot to death. Worse, Peters himself was lying nearby, passed out drunk with a g...

• Oct-2013
• / General Fiction
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Raiders by both night and day spread death and destruction across the peaceful valley. At their head rode Old Man Hatty, twisted with hate and greed, fanning the flames of violence. Hatty was out to drive John Sennett from Anvil Pass and to make the ...

• Oct-2016
• / Mystery
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Part-time detective/con artist Dean Wardlow Rock made his living as a purported fortune teller. In fact, his business card proclaims his expertise at pedomancy: "Fortunes Devined from the Soles of Your Feet... Learn the Secrets of Love, Hate, Riches....

• Dec-2016
• / Historical
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Rancher Stiles Gilmore feels like an interloper at a rustlers' convention. With his life on the line, he must rely on his speed, his wits -- and his stag-handled .45... ...

• Aug-2018
• / Historical
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Sheriff Bill Ferrine receives a telegram warning him that an armed and dangerous outlaw is arriving in town. But after shooting the man dead, Ferrine realizes he's been set up... ...

• Apr-2019
• / Historical
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• Jul-2023
• / Police Procedural
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The Luther McGavock stories are not your garden variety hard-boiled detective yarns. These Black Mask stories are so rich in place and detail that they almost seem a travelogue of small-town life in the Deep South. Having bounced around to just about...

• / Historical
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