BLOOD & GUTS — Ash Lingam

Texas Rangers Rowdy Bates and Terry Coffee are drugged and shanghaied in the far western part of the Indian Territories, called the STRIP. Locked in a jail wagon, headed for Chugwater Creek in Beaver County, their captors plan to force them to fight each other to the death in a cruel, dark, wagering circle. Wealthy gamblers come from as far away as Denver, Colorado, to bet on the brutal and otherwise illegal practice. Anything goes in the stretch of land between Colorado, Kansas, and Texas.Rusty Nails, the outlaw Bates spared in the town with no name, appears in the middle of the chaos. His diabolical scheme to avenge the death of his gang at the hands of the Texas Rangers appears foolproof.Tuc and Potak try to rescue their Ranger friends, but their plans fall short. Will Rowdy Bates be forced to kill his corporal, or will he give his life for his friend?This is Ash Lingam's 60th novel of the Old West, making him one of America's bestselling authors of historical western fiction. His Texas Rangers series continues and is more popular than ever. Come and visit him in the far western Indian Territories, where crime is rife, danger lurks around every corner and law has no home. As usual, Texas Ranger No. 15 is action-packed, cover-to-cover. So, leg astride your favorite horse as Rowdy gigs Sugar toward the Wild West. Remember to bring your six-shooters and a Winchester because you'll need 'em.