Hell's Half Acre

Hell's Half Acre

Author: William W. Johnstone

Publisher: Pinnacle Books

Published: 2017-01-31

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 0786035943

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In this Western series debut,Fort Worth is the deadliest place on the Texas frontier. Good thing the new sheriff isn’t afraid to die—or kill. “Stay the hell out of Fort Worth.” Those were the last words uttered by the boomtown’s last sheriff. Rail-thin and half starved, desperate cowpuncher Jess Casey ignores the travel advice. Instead, Casey not only enters Fort Worth, he takes the dead man’s job. Now it’s up to him to keep the peace in a body-riddled slice of heaven known as Hell’s Half Acre—home of notorious outlaws like Kurt Koenig and his merciless gang. For Koenig, the only good lawman is a dead one, and he puts a pretty price on Casey’s head. For Casey, that means war. Against him are the frontier’s fastest draw and a host of murderous triggers. On his side are decades of rock-hard Texas living, a couple of ne’er-do-well deputies, and the good sense to do all his talking behind the barrel of a fast-blazing gun . . .


Hell's Half Acre

Hell's Half Acre

Author: Susan Jonusas

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2022-05-26

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1471190315

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A suspense filled tale of murder on the American frontier—shedding new light on a family of serial killers in Kansas, whose horrifying crimes gripped the attention of a nation still reeling from war. In 1873 the people of Labette County, Kansas made a grisly discovery. Buried by a trailside cabin beneath an orchard of young apple trees were the remains of countless bodies. Below the cabin itself was a cellar stained with blood. The Benders, the family of four who once resided on the property were nowhere to be found. The discovery sent the local community and national newspapers into a frenzy that continued for decades, sparking an epic manhunt for the Benders. The idea that a family of seemingly respectable homesteaders—one among the thousands relocating farther west in search of land and opportunity after the Civil War—were capable of operating "a human slaughter pen" appalled and fascinated the nation. But who the Benders really were, why they committed such a vicious killing spree and whether justice ever caught up to them is a mystery that remains unsolved to this day. Set against the backdrop of postbellum America, Hell’s Half-Acre explores the environment capable of allowing such horrors to take place. Drawing on extensive original archival material, Susan Jonusas introduces us to a fascinating cast of characters, many of whom have been previously missing from the story. Among them are the families of the victims, the hapless detectives who lost the trail, and the fugitives that helped the murderers escape. Hell’s Half-Acre is a journey into the turbulent heart of nineteenth century America, a place where modernity stalks across the landscape, violently displacing existing populations and building new ones. It is a world where folklore can quickly become fact and an entire family of criminals can slip through a community’s fingers, only to reappear in the most unexpected of places.


Hell's Half Acre

Hell's Half Acre

Author: Richard F. Selcer

Publisher: TCU Press

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9780875650883

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Includes material on Luke Short, Bat Masterson, Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Sam Bass, and Butch Cassiday.


Hell's Half Acre

Hell's Half Acre

Author: Will Christopher Baer

Publisher: MacAdam/Cage Publishing

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 9781931561822

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Short-story writer and novelist Baer goes for the gory in this follow-up to "Kiss Me, Judas" and "Penny Dreadful." Phineas Poe stumbles his way to San Francisco in search of ex-lover Jude who is under the spell of a wealthy sociopath, who's helping her play out a revenge fantasy.


Hell's Half-Acre

Hell's Half-Acre

Author: Nicholas Nicastro

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2015-11-10

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 0062422553

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Welcome to the bloody end of bleeding Kansas… Based on true events, this unforgettable novel tells the story of the Bloody Benders, a family of grifters and thieves running an isolated feed store on the Kansas plains, boarding travelers along the Great Osage Trail. Beautiful Kate Bender was mysterious and well-versed in the dark arts; Ma and Pa were quiet and foreboding, speaking in guttural tones; and young John Bender was thought to be insane. On land soaked with the blood of conflict, the Benders made their home. And one by one, prairie travelers began to disappear… Rooted in history, this is a vivid tale of the Benders’ origins, and how they became some of the most horrific figures in early post-Civil War America. This gruesome Western thriller is perfect for lovers of Sweeney Todd, and fans of John Harwood and Sarah Raynes.


Hell's Forty Acres

Hell's Forty Acres

Author: Gordon D. Shirreffs

Publisher: Fawcett

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780449131718

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The creator of Lee Kershaw, Manhunter, now writes a wild western of one man'sobsession with silver.


Cold-Blooded

Cold-Blooded

Author: William W. Johnstone

Publisher: Pinnacle Books

Published: 2017-04-25

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 078603596X

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USA Today bestselling author: A sheriff fights back when terror takes over his Texas town . . . Bestselling Western writers William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone introduce lawman Jess Casey, a rode-hard, stubborn Texas cowboy with a knack for laying down the law—with a very fast gun . . . One day to live. Seven days to die. Sheriff Jess Carey and his oddball band of sidekicks have pulled off the impossible, taming Hell's Half Acre, the most lawless town in Texas, infamous for murder, mayhem, prostitution, and every random act of bloodshed imaginable. Now the no-good politicians in Austin have decided it's cheaper to dump hordes of criminals on Jess Carey's town than to hang 'em. In one dreadful week it seems as if the gates of Hell have burst open. Freed outlaws, gunslingers, bandits, rapists, desperados, drifters, and miscreants are roaming Hell's Half Acre—and Jess and his deputies are running out of bullets fast. As the fighting rages, some ruthless, powerful men see their chance to kill Sheriff Jess Carey and take the town for their own . . .


Wicked Albuquerque

Wicked Albuquerque

Author: Cody Polston

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 1

ISBN-13: 1467137987

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Albuquerque's early lawless reputation rivaled that of Dodge City and Tombstone. Its red-light district was known as Hell's Half Acre. Brothel owner Lizzy McGrath once had a local church demolished to build her new bordello. Milt Yarberry, the town's first marshal, was hanged for murder. And the controversial Elfego Baca, who had the gall to face Pancho Villa, survived a thirty-six-hour gunfight unscathed. Author Cody Polston presents the tales of those who slipped through the cracks of morality.


Penny Dreadful

Penny Dreadful

Author: Will Christopher Baer

Publisher: MacAdam/Cage Publishing

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 9781931561815

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The second installment of the Phineas Poe trilogy. Poe searches the dark and gothic urban underground for the object of his obsession, a violent beauty he can't live without and gets involved in a violent game of kill or be killed.


Kiss Me, Judas

Kiss Me, Judas

Author: Will Christopher Baer

Publisher: MacAdam/Cage Publishing

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9781931561808

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The first installment of the Phineas Poe trilogy. An unwitting police officer fsalls in love with a beautiful but deadly tremptress who steals his kidney and leaves him alone and empty.