THE FINAL NOVEL IN TODAY'S LONGEST-RUNNING ACTION WESTERN! Down on his luck in San Francisco, John Slocum takes a contract with the Central California Railroad. He’s given the difficult task of locat
THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS While hunting elk in the Colorado Rockies, John Slocum hears a terrible explosion, followed by a frightening rumble. As he rides along the canyon, he comes upon the settleme
Caught in a snowstorm in the Cascade Range, Slocum tries to bed down in the heavy Oregon woods. But when he finds himself in the crosshairs of a pair of inhuman glowing eyes?accompanied by a terrifyin
THE GUN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE PEN After a shootout in Harrison’s Crossing takes their guide out of commission, Slocum finds himself the unlikely escort to a pair of helpless Easterners. Lily-livered
RUNNING WILD Slocum is on the trail to Billings, Montana, with a load of farm equipment when his wagon train is attacked by a Cheyenne war party. Under siege, he kidnaps the chief’s daughter, Snow,
DEVIL IN DISGUISE When Slocum stops in the town of Pico Alto, Nevada, a late night at the saloon leads to a brutal encounter with a trio of thieves and ends when a redheaded angel brings him hom
A BARGAIN WITH DEATH Passing uneasily through the dried-up town of Espero, Texas, John Slocum learns soon enough that his apprehension is justified. After a not-so-friendly welcome at the Six Feet U
BETWEEN TWO EVILS A wanted man with no horse, a gun with only two bullets, and no hat to cover his head, John Slocum hopes with every passing day that he’ll be forgotten by the law. After escaping a
BLOOD ON THE TRACKS These days, if it wasn’t for bad luck, John Slocum would have no luck at all. He’s got no horse and is only one step ahead of vicious bounty hunters?meaning that his only way out
HIDES AND SEEK Upon the discovery of three mutilated corpses, John Slocum’s potentially lucrative buffalo hunt through Kansas is put on hold. When Colonel Charles Bradford and his men arrive to clai
BEASTS OF THE WILD Lately, John Slocum has been trying to avoid trouble and save a little money?but a gunslinger like Slocum can’t stay out of the action for long. When two men are brutally mauled by
HELL HATH NO FURY Slocum is on his way to Durango to see a man about a horse?four horses, in fact?when he watches a mining blast send a man to his death. In the distance he spies the distinctive
BULLETS ARE ON THE HOUSE When Slocum sides with an outnumbered traveler against three bushwhackers, the unfortunate man before dying wills his saloon to the helpful gunman. Slocum takes to the job lik
SAVAGE TRAIL It’s the closest shave Slocum’s ever had?and that’s saying plenty. But rescuing a dark-haired beauty seconds ahead of Apache war parties is just the start of one long nightmare ride t
THE WRONG MAN TO CROSS Slocum is working as a cowpuncher on the edge of the North Dakota Badlands when his hotheaded boss accuses him of stealing fifty head of cattle. Next thing he knows he’s b
DEAD TO RIGHTS Hiram Bledsoe founded the town of Sawtooth, Wyoming, and he takes a piece of every penny that changes hands on its dusty streets. But that isn’t enough for this greed-crazed madman an
WORST REGARDS Slocum knew he’d be turning a few heads riding into the small town of Davis Junction with a dead man slumped over his horse. After a vicious ambush forces him to make a few outl
Man vs. Nature Bismarck, North Dakota, is no place to be in the middle of winter. So when a young beauty bedecked in jewels shows up in the local saloon looking for a card game, Slocum can’t help bu
THE LADY VANISHES John Slocum’s riding his Appaloosa to the Triple T Ranch for work when he decides to pay a visit to his longtime friend Marybeth Meecher. But instead of a smile from her shi
Out in the remote Wasatch Mountains, there isn’t much in the way of employment. Luckily, Slocum has a job at the sawmill that will do just fine. But when the owner of the mill tells him he wants a man
DOUBLE DUTY When Slocum’s good friend Colonel Gill McKee makes a trade for two sisters who were captured by Comanches, he agrees to return Elania and Katrina Proctor to their wealthy merchant father i
A HEFTY GRATUITY While driving two lovelorn mail-order brides from Denver, Obadiah Gump is attacked by five rifle-wielding Apache braves. Fortunately for the three travelers, John Slocum happens to b
EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING Marianne Lomax stands to inherit a huge silver claim—as soon as she gets past a few problems. Thieves are after the claim, the assay office has burned down, and the on
DARK DEEDS It was too dark to see, but the sounds of gunfire and agony were unmistakable. When day came, and Mirabelle Comstock saw what the three men had done to her husband for the sake of informati
BEARER OF BAD NEWS Slocum needs to get out of Saint Joseph, Missouri, thanks to a money-grubbing sheriff who fines him every chance he gets. When newcomer Ed Warren is held up, Slocum shoots the would
DEVIL IN DISGUISE Three of Slocum’s friends, and damn good people at that, are needlessly killed in Arizona by the spineless murderer Tunk Mueller. While chasing this outlaw through Nevada, Slocum ru
BREED TO DEATH Slocum has just ridden into Diamond City, but with hardly a chance to clean his whistle, a man approaches him with a job. Casey O’Riley lost two rare-breed racehorses—and his wife—to a
AN ILL WIND… Driving the stagecoach to Fort Stockton without a shotgun messenger is keeping John Slocum on his toes. He’s carrying a huge payroll for the Army, and he’s dead sure road agents are afte
MINING FOR TROUBLE When a call for help comes from his old friend Wally, John Slocum rides into Halcyon Valley. Wally needs protection for his gold mine and Slocum’s never run from trouble before. But
DEPUTY DANGER With his dying words, a sheriff tells Slocum to find the men who shot him. Though he’s never been too partial to the law, Slocum accepts the mission—and even the deputy’s badge that goe
Finders Keepers… With buzzards circling in the sky, young Tom Garvin hopes his search for the lost cattle of the Bar M Ranch has not ended in vain. It turns out the carrion those birds are after isn’
KIDNAPPED BY KIOWA There’s only one thing more vicious than the west Texas wind as it blows through Palo Duro Canyon—and that’s a band of bloodthirsty Kiowa. Answering a woman’s call for help, Slocum
STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT Slocum’s having trouble sleeping in Abilene. The town’s overrun with rowdy, drunken cowboys, but what’s really got him wide awake is Mac, the man who just shot open his hotel ro
While escorting precious cargo to Salt Lake City, Slocum meets a stunning heiress with a mysterious chest. Pursued by roughnecks, he finds himself caught in a deadly mix of beauty, bounty, and bulle
After being robbed blind by gambler Milt Connoway and his pair of hired guns, Slocum teams up with Daniel Garner, a former scout for the Cavalry Division, who is on a mission to bring Milt and his cre
When three greenhorn prospector are ambushed and killed-and another one goes missing-on Slocum's watch, he's got to set things right by finding the lost man. Turns out someone is running a scavenger
When his current lover, a rancher's wife, is murdered and he is shot and left for dead, Slocum will stop at nothing to avenge her death and take down two local hermits who are leaving a path of destru
Agreeing to help Jack Halsey track down the wolves responsible for eating something more valuable than his fingers, Slocum soon discovers that Jack is not telling truth when they are followed by Apach
Conchita is so persuasive that Slocum agrees to bust her brother Jose out of San Quentin. But after they breakout, the two seem a lot closer than brother and sister-and frame Slocum for a crime he d
Cowboys seeking companionship can always find a woman flaunting her feminine wiles at the Socorro Saloon. But once lured inside, they fall prey to bad men in the employ of Willie Scroggs. Linda Litt
