Drugs are being stolen from the Police evidence locker and sold on the street. These same drugs are killing the users. When Internal Affairs detective Gary Drake's brother becomes one of the victims, Drake is even more determined to find the person responsible. Will his search for justice destroy the love he has finally found or will he administer his own brand of vigilante justice?
MANHUNT Bass Reaves is one of Judge Parker's best—and most fearsome—marshals. Now Reaves is on the trail of a dangerous outlaw—but this time it's personal, and the judge knows Reaves is out of control. No other deputy is willing to go after a fellow marshal, so the judge turns to Clint Adams. The Gunsmith doesn't mind doing a favor for the judge, so he sets off after Reaves. The marshal isn't hard to find—he's made it no secret that he's hunting down the vicious Jim Webb. And he doesn't mind being found by the Gunsmith, either. After all, an extra pair of gun-toting hands just might come in handy...
Four close, quirky friends become vigilantes to purge their city of criminal chaos and political corruption. In Book I the team in blue took on a vile gang of criminals and won. But that only dented the local underworld, which was put on notice. Now our heroes have to seriously step up to take on sinister forces, darker and stronger than before, in their mission to save The City. New faces are introduced, supporting characters assume significant roles, and the team's MO begins to shift. And then there's their personal side. Will Les achieve her life ambition? Will Jay finally see the light? And Chardonnay - dear Chardonnay - will she grasp the glimmer of fulfilment that looms before her? And what about team leader Rex, the perfect imperfect man? What haunts him? And who is he to coolly put his teammates in danger? Especially now that they're dating? Join the LGBT Superheroes as they strive to prove that their whole is far greater than the sum of its parts. While, of course, wearing skin-tight cobalt blue outfits accessorized with matching gloves, masks and capes. THE LGBT SUPERHEROES! Book II is written to read like a fun, farcical movie on the page - full of action, drama, romance, humor, endearing main characters, a cool supporting cast, and engaging story lines. Diversity, acceptance and prejudice weave threads throughout, and the reader is reminded that life can be an exhilarating ride. This warm action novel is written for an accepting audience by an LGBT ally. You have permission to feel good. Own THE LGBT SUPERHEROES! BOOK II today! Everyone deserves their very own superheroes.
This account of nineteenth-century Missouri vigilantes is “a first rate adventure story [and] an extremely valuable study of the roots of violence in America” (Gary Paulsen, Newbery Medal–winning author of Hatchet). In the 1880s, the Ozark hills around Taney County, Missouri, echoed with the sound of Winchester rifles. Men were lynched from tree limbs by masked night riders. Bundles of switches were tossed on the porches of “loose” men and women as a grim warning to reform or leave the area. This action-filled saga of the notorious eight-year career of the vigilantes is the most comprehensive account of the Bald Knobber era. It traces the roots of the group in the region’s border struggles during the Civil War, and examines the organization of anti-Bald Knobbers which sprang up to oppose them. Giant Nat Kinney founded the Bald Knobbers, and led them in their violent campaign for law and order. Andrew Coggburn wrote satirical songs to infuriate Kinney and the others. Seventeen-year-old Billy Walker murdered an innocent family and was hanged by the beleaguered authorities. Five opponents of the Bald Knobbers vowed to kill Nat Kinney, and played cards to decide who would do the deed. This book, with photos and illustrations, provides “the most accurate accounting to date of this vigilante group” (Springfield (MO) News-Leader). “Has the sweep and drama of a major novel, with the power and authority of historical truth.” —Loren D. Estleman, Shamus Award-winning author of Monkey in the Middle “Meticulously detailed and carefully constructed . . . fills a gap in the recorded history of Missouri.” —The Kansas City Star
Thomas Berdue, an ex-con gambler in Australia, ventures across the Pacific to make his fortune in the California Gold Rush. He is thrown immediately into the rough and tumble, lawless world of San Francisco in its infancy. The instant city experiences rampant crime and countless fires, many committed by arsonists. Leading townsmen struggle to confront the Hounds and the Sydney Ducks, ruthless gangs that terrorize the citizenry. Vigilantes, led by California pioneer Sam Brannan take the law into their own hands to oppose them. In this volatile setting, through terrible fortune of resemblance, Thomas Berdue is mistaken for the state's most wanted villain, "English Jim" Stuart, in an era that lacks DNA testing or fingerprinting for proper identification. The hangman's noose awaits him. Vigilante Justice is a riveting work based on the greatest case of mistaken identity in American history, set during the turbulent birth of one of the world's most alluring metropolises.
"Hugh Hampton and his neighbors went to the law but the law looked the other way. Sheriff Johns had no interest in examining the evidence. But someone had blown up the Gillyard place and killed two men. that man was Lemuel Blunt, once owner of the land at Pecan Creek, and had t it fair and square. Now meaner then a junkyard dog he threatened anyone with a rightful claim. As drought burned out Brown county, Texas Blunt takes out his revenge. With the sheriff in his pocket, Blunt thought he could drive them all out and get away with murder. Until Hampton took the law into his own hands and vowed to get justice even if he had to hang for it"--
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