For 3 years Luke Wade had searched for the man who had murdered his father. Luke took a job guarding a cattle drive against rustlers - and amid the traildust and gunsmoke, he found plenty of use for that killer's gun....
Aaron Ledbetter, fastest gun in the West, was trapped by US Marshal Sam Back, who had a reputation to maintain and a kidnapping to solve. So they made a deal - Ledbetter's life in exchange for Melanie Feak and her $5,000 ransom. Ledbetter had twenty-...
SCUFFING, EDGEWEAR, DINGS & CREASES ON SPINE AND COVERS..AGE RELATED TANNING & SOME PAGE DISCOLORATION INSIDE BOOK. SMALL BLACKOUT ON FIRST PAGE AND SMALL BLACKOUT INSIDE FRONT AND BACK COVER. MUSTY ODOR....
Unceasingly Shawn Starbuck had searched for his brother - a legacy at stake for them both - asking on numberiess trails, in sun-baked towns, at desolate huts and sprawling ranches...now it seemed, at last, his searching would end. Only it wasn't that...
Lawman for Slaughter Valley:Starbuck wondered if young Bishop really had the guts to last. Opposed by an evil rancher and his ruthless henchmen, a corrupt mayor and a townful of roughneck cowboys, he didn't have much of a chance. How could Starbuck h...
The Jenner GunsJunction City and the surrounding Arizona territory were being terrorized by a ferocious Jenner gang of outlaws. Shawn Starbuck takes on the job of sheriff and plans an intricate scheme to capture the Jenners. But further robberies and...
*NOTE: THIS IS A SOFTCOVER EDITION LARGE PRINT. Ex-library copy. Good to Very Good condition. Strong spine slightly cocked with slight crease. Clean bright cover has slight creasing and edge wear. Cover different than shown. Text is perfect. Same day...
Special U.S. Marshal John Rye had a dangerous assignment transporting a murderer across the wild country to the Yuma Penitentiary....
When Shawn Starbuck signs on at High Green Ranch, he suspects that the other new ranch hand, Boone Trevison, is a notorious gunfighter. He knows that gunslingers have a way of attracting trouble and, sure enough, he is soon confronted by bloodthirsty...
When Shawn Starbuck witnesses the vicious slayings of two prominent miners, an unruly crowd, gone berserk, mistakes him for the killer - and drags him off to be lynched. He is saved only by the testimony of a handsome woman called Silver Rose Johnson...
Unceasingly Shawn Starbuck had searched for his brother - a legacy at stake for them both - asking on numberiess trails, in sun-baked towns, at desolate huts and sprawling ranches...now it seemed, at last, his searching would end. Only it wasn't that...
Cowhand Adam Gann had accidentally killed the friend of circuit judge and then found himself sentenced to Yuma prison. On the way to Yuma, Apaches attack and Gann escaped,joining a wagon train heading out of Arizona territory. Trouble has followed h...
Matt Rusk wasn''t a troublemaker and he wore no gun, but he did wear thin gloves which he never took off. Sutter''s bullies couldn''t let well alone. Start running, th ey told Matt, and that was their mistake. Because then Matt took off the gloves. '...
On assignment to track down the killers of Judge Orson Brite, U.S. Marshall John Rye reconsiders his two prime suspects, one of whom is a beautiful woman, when all three of them walk straight into an ambush...
Passage to Dodge CityWhen Starbuck signed on for the cattle drive from Texas to Dodge, he hadn't counted on the mysterious bushwhacker following his trail with deadly motives. And why? Wasn’t it hard luck enough with dry water holes, treacherou...
When bounty hunter Frank Garnett rode into town, he didn't know he was headed into a king-size frame-up, with him and his brother targeted. But suddenly his brother was dead and Frank was on the run from the law, accused of murdering the sheriff. Fra...
Shoham was about to become no-man's land--a town without a marshal, and Matt Kollister, caught in a murder frame-up and heading south to save his neck, was a marshal without a town. But was Matt, on the run from the law himself, really the man to cl...
Decket had a tiger by the tail when he arrested notorious killer Shotgun Travers. But Decket had asked for it. He had been wearing a U.S. marshal’s badge when he was nothing of the sort. He was a small-town peace officer who had used the badge to h...
The hangman's noose was waiting for Bart Foraker unless he could reach the safety of the Mexican border. Wanted for a crime he didn't commit, Bart swore he'd come back to clear his name. Right now, escape was the only thing on his mind....
THE REGULATOR William Thompson was famous for clearing out rustlers from the range, so they summoned him to Oklahoma to clean up the No Man's Land of the Panhandle. He was warned to stay on the right side of the law in carrying out his duties - hard ...
Dave Gunnison didn't drift up to Wyoming looking for trouble -- but he found trouble gunning for him. Bloodhound deputy sheriff Newton Thomas was on his trail for a Cheyenne bank robbery that Dave got fast-talked into. Thomas needed Dave as his ticke...
A stop at a small-town bank becomes the start of a life-and-death struggle for a young horse dealer when his money is stolen during a holdup. To a man like Cole Dagget, eight hundred dollars represents a lot of hard hours in the saddle -- and just e...
Crippled by an accident and at the mercy of the cheating overseer of his ranch, Curt Ramsey appeals for help from his estranged brothers, who must run a gauntlet of Indians and outlaws to reach the ranch. Original."...
In two complete novels, John Mosby is instructed by Robert E. Lee to blow up the Mogatawny Bridge to sever the Union's supply lines, and Dave Stanbuck fights to prevent Butcher Jaffick from taking over the entire Mangus Valley...
After robbing money from the railroad that he feels is rightfully his, John Buckner leaves town with railroad detective Henry Guzman hot on his trail, but the trail he is following is leading him straight into renegade Indian territory. Original....
When lone lawman John Rye picks up the trail of a merciless brute responsible for the deaths of a lawman and nine Utah-bound pilgrims and the kidnapping of an Indian girl, he cannot not be stopped by anyone--not even the Kiowa Indians. Original....
In need of money to purchase a ranch, John Glyde accepts the well-paying job of marshal in the New Mexico Territory town called Lawless and does not have to wait long to meet the reason for his high salary--the man who had orignally given the town it...
A fictionalized account of the life of Kit Carson covers his years as a mountainman and fur trapper, his marriage to an Arapaho woman and her tragic death, his romance with Josefa Jamarillo, and his introduction to the Spanish culture of New Mexico...
Kate London's most recent husband had died telling her of a cache of gold hidden in a wild country no ordinary woman could go to. If she were an ordinary woman, that would have been the end of it, but Kate is a tough frontier woman, and she sets out ...
The RimrockerIt was more than Shawn Starbuck had reckoned for. Unceasingly he had searched for his brother -- a legacy at stake for them both -- asking endless questions on numberless trails, in sun-baked towns, at desolate huts and sprawling ranches...
In a collection of western tales and novellas, the title story follows the exploits of colorful frontiersman Clay Allison, who builds a reputation as a gunfighter while struggling to protect his own sense of honor. Reprint....
Brandon’s PosseShawn Starbuck had searched for his brother Ben across the whole southwest—and now the gap seemed to be narrowing. That was why Shawn couldn’t refuse to join the rag-tag posse that Sheriff Harry Brandon was raising to...
Dow Slater thought he'd put violence behind him when he hung up his badge and guns after an outbreak of senseless killing. But even without a gun, trouble dogged his heels, and his reputation attracted a young woman whose ranch was being foreclosed. ...
The Vega is a lush and peaceful ranching plain in the shadow of Stonebreaker's Ridge and the Santa Clara Mountains. It is here that former bounty hunter Jim Ryan returned to run the ranch he inherited on his father's death. Looking to expand his hold...
A Bullet for Mr. TexasIf ever a man asked for enemies, it was Pierce Hagerman, known as “Mr. Texas.” Hated by all who knew him -- including his own young son and beautiful daughter -- the powerful rancher invited murder with every ruthless act he...
Rescuing a U.S. Texas Ranger and four female captives from bloodthirsty Comancheros in the Mexican desert is the task facing Marshal John Rye and his companions. By the author of
These two western novels are crafted with Ray Hogan's signature style: compelling depth of character combined with narrative that is as intensely interesting as it is emotionally involving. In "Track the Man Down," Ben Dunn's fate is immediate hangin...
There was no celebrating in Saddlerock when Dan Ruick returned home again. Many stories had been told about his six killings. Maybe he had only killed with cause, but the townfolk didn’t press their luck and steered clear of Dan’s gun. This time ...
Ex-lawman Jake Harper was railroaded by a gang who murdered a miner and his wife and stole a fortune in gold. By trickery and "buying off" the authorities, the outlaws went free and Harper went to prison. Later pardoned, he sets out to track down the...
The first time in paperback, a master of Western fiction presents a collection of gripping short stories set in the Wild West, including "Ben Sutton's Law," "The Homecoming," and "The Man Who Wore the Star." Reprint....
Written by Ray Hogan. It had been a long time since John Locke had seen his foster brothers, Bert and Starr Whitcomb. He smiled to himself as he rode toward the old homestead. It would be good to see them again. But as he rode into town a hard-faced ...
Highroller’s ManIt sounded like a good job with nice pay. But Starbuck soon found himself mistrusted by the very ones who hired him! He even met opposition from beautiful Carla Flood, daughter of the “Highroller” he had sworn to protect. But tr...
The killing spree had left eight dead The buzzards, huge and ominous, circled effortlessly overhead as Sheriff Dan Guthry opened his eyes. His left arm felt lifeless, his shirtsleeve was matted with blood and he lay where his prisoner, Sul Rich, had...
The Outside Gun concerns Dan Wade who once worked for Big Bill Krask's Double K Ranch, but left because there was little chance for advancement. Then a letter comes to Wade in Abilene, asking him to come back to Burnt Springs to help out with a probl...
The Lynchers concerns Deputy U.S. Marshal Dan Wade assuming the identity of Turk Duret, an escaped convict who robbed a bank and kidnapped a woman and her young daughter. He hid out in a cave where both the mother and daughter died. Now recaptured, t...
''He’s a cold-blooded murderer behind his badge and we can’t keep him around as town marshal.''''You really think Mark has turned killer?'' one of them asked.Rohle, who had appointed himself head of the group, said smoothly, ''This last shooting ...
ne More Hill to Hell concerns Dan Grimshaw who rides for Caine Pomeroy. Pomeroy s Kingpin Ranch is in the process of ruthless expansion. Melissa Olmstead an attractive widow has been holding out against Kingpin s eviction notice to her. Grimshaw at t...
Joel Kane is returning to the Circle K Ranch in New Mexico, the home he left at fifteen, when his mother died. Ten years later he's answering a plea for help from his father that reached him in faraway Wyoming. From a distant ridge, Joel can see his ...
Hardened lawman Ben Coe rode into Salvation on a suicidal mission - to act as a decoy on the sheriff's request and double for the fiendish killer Turk Duret, whose crimes had roused the blood fury of the mob....
John Glyde needs money in order to buy a ranch and the town of Lawless needs a lawman for which it is willing to pay a princely sum. On the trail into Lawless he finds the trail blocked Cole Wescott s gunmen. Wescott is the owner of Spade Ranch, as w...
Adam Rait just wants to guide his crew across the state of Texas, deliver his cargo, and get paid. But his convoy is almost immediately joined by mysterious Mexican travelers-the beautiful and mysterious Angel de Acera and her brother, Bernal. Whe...
Ray Hogan remains one of the masters of Western fiction. His stories are especially notable for their compelling characters united with a narrative style that is as intensely interesting as it is emotionally involving.
Between Life and Death...
Showdown on Texas Flat J. J. Farman claimed that the vast expanse of Texas Flat was his. And to prove it, he had Farman's Enforcers and a band of hardcase gunslingers patrolling there. Dave Bradford knew that Texas Flat was legally open range--and t...
The Jenner GunsJunction City and the surrounding Arizona territory were being terrorized by a ferocious Jenner gang of outlaws. Shawn Starbuck takes on the job of sheriff and plans an intricate scheme to capture the Jenners. But further robberies and...
The Scorpion KillersThe cruel Mexican General, Jamarillo -- the one they call the Scorpion -- has been assassinated, and the four young Mexicans believed to have done the deed were led by an American known only as Amigo. But who was this mystery man?...
Bounty Hunter’s MoonA five thousand-dollar bounty was a lot of money in the New Mexico Territory of 1881. Yet that was the amount that was placed on the head of a celebrated bandit the sheriff of Tannekaw had captured for delivery to distant Clayto...
Written by Ray Hogan. The vicious marshal and the angry posse were hell-bent on stringing up Lake Oliver for a killing he hadn't committed. Admittedly he was an ex-convict, but he was now back on the straight and narrow-so why were the robbery and de...
Warden Skerrit has instituted a rehabilitation programme but this is spoiled by a breakout by convict Rufe Houston. His escape is followed by deaths & the abduction of a young girl. Skerrit vows to bring Houston back - preferably dead....
J. J. Farman claimed that the vast expanse of Texas Flat was his. And to prove it, he had Farman's Enforcers and a band of hardcase gunslingers patrolling there. Dave Bradford knew that Texas Flat was legally open range - and that the only chance of ...
If the lynch mob didn’t get him, a hanging judge would. Even though he was innocent! Matt Campion had come to Harmony to begin a new life as a rancher, only to find himself unjustly accused of murder. Now, even if he could escape from this jail cel...