Little lady…big trouble! For U.S. Deputy Marshal Custis Long, retrieving a fugitive from Wisconsin and escorting him to Fort Smith is one wearisome duty. Luckily, fellow traveler Miss Eloise Stephens is willing to provide Longarm with some stimulating diversions. But while enjoying being wanted by such a fine filly, Longarm finds himself wanted by those with a far less loving nature. Someone is itchin’ for him to get dead, someone who knows his whereabouts every step of the way…
There’s a headstone with Longarm’s name on it… Deputy U.S. Marshal Custis Long has bullet-holed of every member of Nate Hathaway’s gang except for the no-good desperado himself, who’s high-tailed it to a town called Lodestone. The comely Caroline Thaxter is going to Lodestone too, to find her outlaw daddy. She welcomes Longarm’s company—with wide-open arms. Too bad Lodestone ain’t so hospitable. All the owlhoots who go there wind up dead. And even a good man like Longarm might not make it out alive…
A town with a bite that’s worse than its bark… Slocum reckons he won’t find anything but trouble in a town called Hangdog. And he’s right on the money. Slocum’s good buddy, David Mix, is in danger of losing his land—and his life. And he’s pointing his finger at his biggest rival. But when Mix’s competitor starts losing cattle and men, Slocum realizes that Hangdog is infested with more fleas than a mangy cur—and he’s just itching to pull the trigger on ’em…
Longarm races to recover a cache of cash! Ten years ago, a group of bold robbers pulled off the biggest train heist ever when they stole a million dollars in old bills, marked to be taken out of circulation and burned. The loot was never found, and the culprits never caught. And when Custis Long is assigned to track down the treasure hidden somewhere in the Texas panhandle, he finds he’s not alone in his search. Now, with a fortune to be had, and the competition growing deadly, Longarm is going to have to draw fast and dig hard to collect the cash—before someone takes him out of circulation for good…
Clint Adams is after a maniac who skins young girls to death. He's partnered with the sister of one victim, a tough gunfighter who won't stop until she looks the wily killer in the eye--down the barrel of a gun. Original.
In this fast-paced new installment in bestselling author Ralph Compton's Trail Drive series, a trail drive boss faces many challenges. Luke Ross is determined to drive his herd to the trailhead, but along the way he'll have to cope with rustlers, bandits, and warlike Indians.
With its roots in Romanticism, antiquarianism, and the primacy of the imagination, the Gothic genre originated in the 18th century, flourished in the 19th, and continues to thrive today. This reference is designed to accommodate the critical and bibliographical needs of a broad spectrum of users, from scholars seeking critical assistance to general readers wanting an introduction to the Gothic, its abundant criticism, and the present state of Gothic Studies. The volume includes alphabetically arranged entries on more than 50 Gothic writers from Horace Walpole to Stephen King. Entries for Russian, Japanese, French, and German writers give an international scope to the book, while the focus on English and American literature shows the dynamic nature of Gothicism today. Each of the entries is devoted to a particular author or group of authors whose works exhibit Gothic elements, beginning with a primary bibliography of works by the writer, including modern editions. This section is followed by a critical essay, which examines the author's use of Gothic themes, the author's place in the Gothic tradition, and the critical reception of the author's works. The entries close with selected, annotated bibliographies of scholarly studies. The volume concludes with a timeline and a bibliography of the most important broad scholarly works on the Gothic.
