Written by T.T. Flynn, Valentine Easton is regarded as the top agent for American Intelligence who tackled the dreaded Black Doctor’s espionage threats in 5 stories published between 1932 and 1935 in the pages of Dime Detective, the prestigious crime pulp second only to the legendary Black Mask in its impact on the genre.
In the title story of this collection, a lawman is conflicted when his deputystarts to become friendly with a band of horse thieves.
These three short novels are T.T. Flynn at his best, combining mystery, suspense and action. In "Gallows Breed," young Jerry Carson is raised on the outlaw trail by the man who made him an orphan. Years later, Jerry tries to close the door on his past and assume a new identity as a small rancher. "Old Hellcat" is the story of Shack Anderson, a widowed rancher who has retired to allow his daughter and son-in-law to run the ranch that took him a lifetime to establish. The final and title story tells of the Concho, a high-grade gold mine just north of the Mexican border. Paso Brand, hired to work as a guard at the mine, finds himself on the same stagecoach as the mine owner's daughter-and his job starts early when the stage is attacked by a gang of outlaws.
"Heroes rise to the occasion to stop rustlers, traitors, and even fire in four western stories"--
T. T. Flynn, author of such Western classics as The Man From Laramie and Two Faces West, is at his thrilling best in this collection of Western stories combining mystery, suspense, and action in artful combination. Whether they deal with Mississippi riverboats, wild mustangs, frontier prisons, or a man trying to escape his past, the stories in this volume all feature the sense of realism and emotional truth that have come to be associated with T. T. Flynn, a writer whose ability to depict the humanity of the West is unsurpassed.
Wade and Clay Candleman were identical twins, at least in looks. As boys, they had often traded places as a prank or to help them out of a tough spot. But Clay liked fun and excitement while Wade was the more serious of the two. Some would say Clay was wild and reckless while Wade was steady and dependable. Some time ago, Clay had decided to strike out on his own and Wade hadn't heard much from him since.
A Western quartet. In Outlaw Breed, a newly appointed sheriff must live with his family's criminal past--the men all famous train robbers--while in Bitter Valley a man jailed for a crime he did not commit returns home to find his partner dead and his ranch ruined.
The novel that was the basis for the classic 1955 film starring Jimmy Stewart is now back in print after more than 50 years. Will Lockhart has traveled a thousand miles through dangerous Apache territory to avenge his brother, and he won't leave Coronado without justice.
Flynn's popular character, the Rawhide Kid, stars in this collection that features the original Rawhide Kid story and a thrilling follow-up, along with other of Flynn's classic Western tales. (June)
Four men's destinies are chained to the huge water wheels irrigating the great rancho of Don Alfredo Correon de Leon y Delgado, deep in Chihuahua. John Hardisty, a cheated prospector, Geoffrey Carruthers, a rather proper English rancher, the crazed Irishman, O'Meara, and Juanito Tom?s, son of a powerful Comanche chief, work as slaves turning the wheels, each an innocent captured by Don Alfredo's private army. Hardisty and O'Meara are loners who are not missed but Juanito's father vows revenge and release for his son while Carruthers' sweet and brave sister, Ann sets out on a perilous journey searching for him after his disappearance. The fierce Comanches raid the hacienda to free Juanito just after Ann has arrived there to inquire about Geoffrey. The prisoners escape, and in a bargain with Chief Tom?s, Hardisty rescues Ann from Don Alfredo's clutches. Hardisty must claim her as his "woman" to protect her from the Indians, something the highborn Ann scorns. After her injured brother dies, she must trust Hardisty as they escape across the desert with the bloodthirsty Mexicans behind them and the fearsome Indians in front of them...or perish.