The Branch and the Scaffold and Billy Gashade

The Branch and the Scaffold and Billy Gashade PDF Author: Loren D. Estleman
Publisher: Forge Books
ISBN: 1250196302
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 593

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Two westerns from Spur Award-Winning author Loren D. Estleman, now in mass market paperback: The Branch and the Scaffold and Billy Gashade The Branch and the Scaffold When Judge Isaac Parker first arrived in Fort Smith, Arkansas, the town had thirty saloons and one bank. Never flinching from his duty, Parker and his marshals, dubbed “Parker’s Men,” ran up against some of the most colorful and dangerous outlaws the west had to offer, including the notorious Dalton Gang; Belle Starr, the Bandit Queen; the murderous Cherokee Bill; and Ned Christie. Billy Gashade A piano player wanders the Old West, meeting up with famous characters such as Frank and Jesse James, Oscar Wilde, and William "Billy the Kid" Bonney, among others, and finds that they were neither as bad or as good as their reputations suggested. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Branch and the Scaffold and Billy Gashade

The Branch and the Scaffold and Billy Gashade PDF Author: Loren D. Estleman
Publisher: Forge Books
ISBN: 1250196302
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 593

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Book Description
Two westerns from Spur Award-Winning author Loren D. Estleman, now in mass market paperback: The Branch and the Scaffold and Billy Gashade The Branch and the Scaffold When Judge Isaac Parker first arrived in Fort Smith, Arkansas, the town had thirty saloons and one bank. Never flinching from his duty, Parker and his marshals, dubbed “Parker’s Men,” ran up against some of the most colorful and dangerous outlaws the west had to offer, including the notorious Dalton Gang; Belle Starr, the Bandit Queen; the murderous Cherokee Bill; and Ned Christie. Billy Gashade A piano player wanders the Old West, meeting up with famous characters such as Frank and Jesse James, Oscar Wilde, and William "Billy the Kid" Bonney, among others, and finds that they were neither as bad or as good as their reputations suggested. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Branch and the Scaffold and Billy Gashade

The Branch and the Scaffold and Billy Gashade PDF Author: Loren D. Estleman
Publisher: Forge Books
ISBN: 0765393557
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 593

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Two westerns from Spur Award-Winning author Estleman are collected in this tall Premium Edition. Contains "The Branch and the Scaffold" and "Billy Gashade." Original.

The Branch and the Scaffold

The Branch and the Scaffold PDF Author: Loren D. Estleman
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 9780765364371
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274

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Five-time Spur Award-winning author Estleman delivers a fascinating depictionof the life of Isaac Parker, the West's legendary Hanging Judge.

Alive!

Alive! PDF Author: Loren D. Estleman
Publisher: Forge Books
ISBN: 146680064X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289

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Bela Lugosi's Frankenstein screen test puts Valentino in the picture for murder Everyone knows the Frankenstein monster was played by Boris Karloff. His portrayal is so famous that the play Arsenic and Old Lace was filled with Karloff/monster jokes—even when the part of the monstrously deformed villain was played by another actor. But before Karloff's memorable portrayal, another famous 1930s Hollywood icon, Bela Lugosi, tested for the part of the monster. The screen test footage was lost for decades, until Valentino, that never-say-die film archivist, gets a hot tip about the whereabouts of the incriminating (for really bad, heavily accented acting) footage. But it comes with a price far greater than the money he'll have to pay. Someone would kill to get that reel of film, and that makes Valentino a mortal obstacle who would rather not die for art. People have already been murdered for the film, and Val doesn't want to push his luck...but boy, that reel is too good to let go.... Enter a crew of steampunk fans. Loving the arcane strangeness that is Valentino's life—not to mention the completely glam prospect of seeing the original filmic Count Dracula as the Frankenstein monster—they will find a way to save Valentino and Lugosi's infamous screen test. Or if they can't do that, have a great party anyway. Val just hopes it's not a wake.... In Alive!, Loren D. Estleman delivers a mystery that only he can. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Don't Look for Me

Don't Look for Me PDF Author: Loren D. Estleman
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0765331217
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286

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Private investigator Amos Walker finds himself caught between the mafia and the porn industry when he is hired by a businessman, whose wife has disappeared leaving only a note saying "don't look for me".

Cape Hell and The Book of Murdock

Cape Hell and The Book of Murdock PDF Author: Loren D. Estleman
Publisher: Forge Books
ISBN: 0765396068
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 465

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Two Page Murdock Westerns From Spur Award-Winning Author Loren D. Estleman! Cape Hell Page Murdock is ordered to Cape Hell, Mexico, to verify a report that former Confederate Captain Oscar Childress is raising an army to take over Mexico City--and turn north to rekindle the Civil War. Unable to talk himself out of the mission, Murdock heads south on a steam train named El Espanto--The Ghost. The Book of Murdock Murdock dons a clerical collar to worm his way into the confidences of the wary residents of Owen, Texas. Seems a gang of ruthless bandits is terrorizing the Texas panhandle and all evidence points to the dusty cattle town as their base of operations. Murdock aims to unmask the gang, provided he can pass himself off as a preacher long enough to stay alive. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Long High Noon and The Adventures of Johnny Vermillion

The Long High Noon and The Adventures of Johnny Vermillion PDF Author: Loren D. Estleman
Publisher: Forge Books
ISBN: 0765391058
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 449

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Two Westerns at one low price from Spur Award-Winning author Loren D. Estleman: The Long High Noon and The Adventures of Johnny Vermillion The Long High Noon Locked in a deadly feud, cowboys Randy Locke and Frank Farmer have spent decades attempting to annihilate each other. With the story of their long-term hatred well known, Frank and Randy are approached—separately, of course—with a proposition. Why not publicize their next duel and sell tickets to the event? Winner take all, in more ways than one. The Adventures of Johnny Vermillion Johnny Vermillion's theater troupe brings masterpieces to the Wild West. While his actors bustle on and off the stage, one plays the villain in the town’s bank. A Pinkerton man notices the news reports of stage performances one day and bank robberies the next. He follows the troupe, packing his suspicions. Finally, he sets a clever trap. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Shoot

Shoot PDF Author: Loren D. Estleman
Publisher: Forge Books
ISBN: 1466874171
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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Shoot: a Loren D. Estleman's Valentino mystery! Valentino, a mild-manner film archivist at UCLA and sometime film detective, is at the closing party for the Red Montana and Dixie Day museum when he is approached by no less than his hero and man-of-the-hour Red Montana, western film and television star. Red tells Valentino that he is being blackmailed over the existence of a blue film that his wife, now known throughout the world as the wholesome Dixie Day and the other half of the Montana/Day power couple, made early in her career. With Dixie on her deathbed, Red is desperate to save her the embarrassment of the promised scandal, and offers Valentino a deal-find the movie, and he can have Red's lost film, Sixgun Sonata, that Red has been hiding away in his archives. Don't accept, and the priceless reel will go up in flames. Feeling blackmailed himself, Valentino agrees and begins to dig. In the surreal world of Hollywood, what is on screen is rarely reality. As he races to uncover the truth before time runs out, his heroes begin their fall from grace. Valentino desperately wants to save Sixgun Sonata...but at what cost? At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Lioness Is the Hunter

The Lioness Is the Hunter PDF Author: Loren D. Estleman
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0765388456
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241

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Investigating the disappearance of an entrepreneur, Amos Walker becomes embroiled in a mystery involving a murder, questionable real estate practices, and a dangerous international fugitive.

The Eagle and the Viper

The Eagle and the Viper PDF Author: Loren D. Estleman
Publisher: Forge Books
ISBN: 1250258618
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 278

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Part high-octane suspense, part dire warning, The Eagle and the Viper from multiple-winning novelist Loren D. Estleman reveals how close our world came—at the dawn of a promising new century—to total war. It’s a time of improvised explosive devices, terrorist training camps, international assassins, and war on civilians. It’s Christmas Eve, 1800. This much is history: On Christmas Eve, 1800, an “infernal machine” exploded in one of the busiest streets in Paris, France, destroying buildings and killing innocent civilians. It wasn’t the first attempt on the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the newly minted Republic of France. This much is exclusive to our story: Upon the failure of the Christmas Eve plot, the conspiracy takes a new and more diabolical turn. Posterity knows what became of Napoleon: He led France into a series of military adventures that ended in his defeat, followed by decades of peace. But this future hung on a precarious thread. One man can make history; another can change it. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.