Max Brand was able to breathe life into his Western characters, and perhaps none was more exciting than James Geraldi, the “honest thief” who stole only from other thieves. In this trio of tales, Gera
Ortiza Tarabal is the most beautiful ingenue in Alta, California, and her father is its wealthiest landowner. He has sent to Spain for a suitable bridegroom for his daughter, and in response Francisco
Pierre Ryder is not your average Jesuit missionary. He's able to ride the meanest horse, run for miles without tiring, and put a bullet in just about any target. But now he's on a mission of vengeance
Young Sammy wants nothing more than to get out from under the thumb of his overbearing spinster Aunt Claudia. When a tramp named Lefty wanders through town, Sammy is immediately taken in by his skill
Horseman, gunman, knife-thrower—Carrick Dunmore is one of the best in the West. But he does have a serious handicap: laziness. Carrick has never done an honest day's work in his life, preferring to na
Three of Max Brand's finest short novels are combined in one book, including "The Whisperer," in which Patricia Lauriston hires four notorious gunfighters to carry out frontier justice; "Flaming Fortu
Famed fighter Harry Destry comes back from jail a changed man. The town thinks he no longer has what it takes to defend himself, but Destry’s innocent act covers a plot for vengeance against the men w
Speedy does not usually use a gun, although in "Nighthawk Trail" he does, but it is only an elaborate illusion. Regarded as one of the most dangerous men in the West, the object of his quest is to fin
The three novellas collected here showcase Max Brand’s outstanding ability to create living, breathing characters whose unforgettable exploits linger long after the last page is turned. In “The Canon
Anyone making a living on the rough frontier took a bit of a gamble, but no Western writer knows how to up the ante like Max Brand. In “Speedy—Deputy,” the title character racks up big winnings on the
Attwenty-two, John Signal is old enough to have been in a shooting scrape. It wasa fair fight, but the man he killed was well-connected. Fleeing Signal arrives in the mining town of Monument, calling
The 1940s classic from the world's most celebrated Western writer! A gun cracked! The lantern in the deserted mine was smashed to bits. Then Jim Silver's great voice boomed through the darkness, "Barr
Rival police detectives Angus Campbell and Patrick O'Rourke find themselves working together to locate the millionaire who disappeared while under their protection on a train bound for Chicago
Farewell, Thunder Moon originally appeared in 1928 in Western Story Magazine. In this work, Thunder Moon is betrayed yet again and forced to flee his newly found home among those from whom he was abdu
Black Jack by Max Brand.The son of a ruthless outlaw is faced with the decision of becoming an outlaw in order not to deny his father. On his twenty-fifth birthday Terry Colby learned that his father
