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The hangman (Good reads series)
Par Louise Penny. 2010
On a cold November morning, a jogger runs through the woods in the peaceful Quebec village of Three Pines. On…
his run, he finds a dead man hanging from a tree. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is called to the crime scene. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. c2010.The Dakota deal (A black Horse Western Ser.)
Par Dan Claymaker. 2008
For John McCallam, escaped prisoner on the run, the discovery of the deserted cabin and the dead body of a…
man seemed just the lucky break he needed. Here was his chance to assume a whole new identity, become another person, even down to a change of clothing. But little did McCallam realise the nature and character of the man he became. 2008.The canyon of bones (Skye's West Ser. #15)
Par Richard S Wheeler. 2008
1850s. Barnaby Skye and his Crow Indian wife Victoria agree that Skye should take a second Indian wife to produce…
a son. Skye marries Blue Dawn, a beautiful young Shoshone woman, and the trio is hired to guide English explorer and journalist Graves Mercer to see a mysterious canyon full of dinosaur bones. On the trek, they endure prairie fires, superstitious natives, and Mercer's arrogance, which endangers the whole party. Sequel to "Fire arrow", followed by "Virgin River". Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2008. (Skye's West ; 15)Shipwreck (Detective Murdoch mystery.)
Par Maureen Jennings. 2010
1873, Nova Scotia. A storm has wrecked a ship on the shores of a fishing village, and people work bravely…
to rescue the crew - but many die. When young Will Murdoch and the local priest examine the bodies, they discover gold and diamonds. They suspect that the shipwreck was not responsible for all the deaths. Some descriptions of violence. A high-interest, low-vocabulary book. 2010.Savidge (Black horse western)
Par Sean Kennedy. 2010
Joe Savidge has revenge in his heart. But having been beaten to within an inch of his life following some…
dirty dealings in a lawless small town, he ends up in Pioche, Nevada, with little more than the shirt on his back - to say nothing of the tools required to make revenge a reality. Then he meets a woman who is down on her luck - just like him, but with a lucrative connection to a mysterious Frenchman. For Savidge, playing along means the opportunity to purchase guns and horses: necessities for a man hell-bent on retribution. 2010.Northfield: a western story
Par Johnny D Boggs. 2008
Fictional account of the 1876 robbery of the First National Bank in Northfield, Minnesota, by the James-Younger gang. The raid…
unfolds from various perspectives, including those of outlaws Frank and Jesse James, Sheriff James Glispin, the daughter of a murdered teller, and the gun-toting town residents. Some strong language. 2007.Missing (Good reads)
Par Frances Itani. 2011
Northern France, World War I. Luc Caron sees three airplanes in a dogfight, with one flipping over and the pilot…
falling to his death. In 1928, the Greenwoods of Canada, whose pilot son has been missing for 11 years, receive a package from England. How is the mystery of the missing pilot solved, bringing peace to Luc and to the pilot’s parents? Based on a true story. High interest, low vocabulary. 2011.Matagorda: a novel
Par Louis L'Amour. 1967
The cowboy comes to Matagorda looking for a herd to drive to Kansas, but finds instead a town caught in…
a blood feud where every man is forced to join or die choosing. 1967.Home invasion (Good reads)
Par Joy Fielding. 2011
A noise wakes Kathy Brown from a dream where she was about to kiss Michael, her high school boyfriend, who…
was much more exciting than her husband Jack is. Hearing whispers, she gets up only to feel a gun at her head - two men are in the house, forcing Kathy and her husband into a living nightmare where Kathy also faces her real feelings about her husband. The outcome surprises everyone, most of all Kathy herself. Some descriptions of violence. High interest/low vocabulary book. Winner of the 2013 Golden Oak Award. 2011.Easy money (Good reads)
Par Gail E Vaz-Oxlade. 2010
The author will show you how to make your money work for you. Budgeting, saving, and getting your debt paid…
off have never been so easy to understand or to do. 2010.Just breathin' hate
Par Dempsey Clay. 2008
When the law went loco and charged him killing his wife, innocent Jack Fallon had two choices only - run…
or hang. So he ran - to a strange lost valley shut off from the world and ruled by a cult of holy men who would prove more lethal than any posse could ever be. 2008.End of the drive (The sacketts Ser. #No. 7)
Par Louis L'Amour. 1997
Tales of the untamed West depicting people who face harsh tests that threaten their way of life and survival. In…
"Caprock Rancher," a boy comes to realize his father's courage as the two join forces to recover their neighbours' lost savings from outlaws. 1997.Dream wheels
Par Richard Wagamese. 2006
In pursuit of a world-champion title, Joe Willie Wolfchild suffers a career-ending accident and is taken to his family's ranch…
to recuperate. Meanwhile, urban street-kid Aiden, sick and tired of his mother Claire's long string of abusive boyfriends, plans a robbery only to land in jail. Upon his release, a concerned parole officer finds a place for Aiden and his mom at the Wolfchild ranch. Strong language. 2006.Comanchero Trail (Black horse western)
Par Jack Dakota. 2011
When Dean Kittredge is taken on as a hired gun by the Rafter W ranch, the owner's wilful granddaughter is…
only the first of his worries. He soon finds himself up against the notorious El Serpiente and his gang of Comanchero gunmen. 2011.Callaghen: a novel
Par Louis L'Amour. 1972
The patrol’s lieutenant is killed by Mohave Indians, but Private Callaghen’s leadership and desert survival skills save the rest of…
the men. After discovering a treasure map in the dead officer’s belongings, Callaghen changes his plans and tests his mettle. Some descriptions of violence. 1972.A good man
Par Guy Vanderhaeghe. 2011
Set in the late nineteenth-century Canadian and American West, this combines a compelling love story, a tale of revenge and…
violence, a spectacular battle scene, and the story of an incident in Welsely's past that threatens his relationship with Ada. Companion to "The Englishman's boy" (DC13940) and "The last crossing" (DC24555). Some descriptions of sex, descriptions of violence. 2011.A coffin for Santa Rosa
Par Steve Hayes. 2009
Dying of typhoid fever, Ingrid Bjorkman asks Gabriel Moonlight to bury her beside her late husband in Santa Rosa. Knowing…
he's an outlaw with a rope awaiting him in New Mexico, she makes him promise to hire a Pinkerton to escort the coffin. But Gabriel loves her too much to let anyone else handle the burial and accompanied by her rebellious teenage daughter, Raven, he takes the coffin to Ingrid's former farm where her husband is buried. But the shadow of the rope looms over Gabriel. Faced with betrayal, can he escape with his life? 2009.The time it never rained
Par Elmer Kelton. 2008
To the ranchers and farmers of 1950s Texas, man's biggest enemy is one he can't control. With their entire livelihood…
pegged on the chance of a wet year or a dry year, drought has the ability to crush their whole enterprise, to determine who stands and who falls, and to take food out of the mouths of the workers and their families. To Charlie Flagg, an honest, decent, and cantankerous rancher, the drought of the early 1950s is a foe that he must fight on his own grounds. Refusing the questionable "help" of federal aid programs, Charlie and his family struggle to make the ranch survive until the time it rains again--if it ever rains again. 2008.The desert crucible (Riders of the purple sage. #2.)
Par Zane Grey. 2003
The collapse of one of the stone walls of Surprise Valley where the gunman, Lassiter, Jane Withersteen and young Fay…
Larkin have been imprisoned for the last ten years, results in their capture by a hooded Mormon. The price extracted for Lassiter's and Jane's life is the immediate marriage of 15-year-old Fay Larkin to the mysterious, cruel, hooded Mormon leader. John Shefford, a defrocked minister from Illinois, embarks on a quest to rescue the prisoners. This is the uncensored version of The Rainbow Trail, as the author intended it to be published. 2003.The way station
Par Owen G Irons. 2011
Cameron Black knows that it is time to pack away his guns. He and Virginia need to put their past…
behind them and when Cameron accepts a job running a quiet way station in the desert, it seems like the perfect way to forget old enemies. But Cameron soon realises it is never that easy to leave trouble behind. 2011.