Ralph Compton Blood On The Prairie
- 304 Seiten
- 11 Lesestunden
When his brother's widow asks for his help in finding his kidnapped niece, Sherman Knowles, once known as a fearsome gunslinger, comes out of retirement to rescue her before it's too late
Tony Healey Bücher
Tony Healey ist ein Autor, der für seine fesselnden Erzählungen und seinen unverwechselbaren Ansatz in der Genre-Fiktion gefeiert wird. Seine Werke tauchen oft in die Grenzen des menschlichen Verständnisses und der Ethik ein, durch fesselnde Handlungsstränge und unvergessliche Charaktere. Healey's Stil zeichnet sich durch tiefen Einblick in die Psychologie der Charaktere und die Fähigkeit aus, Welten zu erschaffen, die sich sowohl vertraut als auch fremd anfühlen. Seine Erzählweise lädt die Leser ein, über komplexe Fragen nachzudenken, und hinterlässt einen bleibenden Eindruck.
"A woman seeks revenge for her father's murder in this tense installment of bestselling author Ralph Compton's Gunfighter series. Eight years ago, vicious bandits killed Marshall Tobias Cassidy and left his daughter for dead. They thought they got away clean. Now a contest to determine the top shootist in the Wild West is set to take place in Fortune's Cross and lady gunslinger Hope Cassidy has come to town...only it's not for glory, it's for vengeance. After gunning down one of the men who murdered her father, Hope is given a stark choice: swing from a rope, or take the dead man's place in the contest. As the number of guns in play dwindles, Hope learns the identity of the person who ordered her father's death all those years ago. She will make him pay for what he's done, just like she did the others. But first she must survive a competition in which there can be only one competitor left alive.."--
Hope's Peak
- 226 Seiten
- 8 Lesestunden
Beyond the shores of Hope's Peak, North Carolina, evil waits as his next victim approaches. He'll make her a princess like the others... Detective Jane Harper can't shake the image of the young woman discovered in a field--eyes closed, a crown of woven vines on her head. She expects macabre murders like this in her native San Francisco, not here. Jane and her partner, Stu, vow to catch the killer, but in this town, that's easier said than done. The police department is in the grips of a wide-reaching scandal that could topple the entire force, and Jane and Stu face a series of dead ends. Until they meet Ida Lane. Ida knows too well the evil that lurks in the cornfields. Tortured by her mother's murder years before, Ida is paralyzed by the fear that she could be next. As the killer grows bolder, Jane must persuade Ida to use her remarkable gifts to help in the investigation. It's a decision that brings them closer to the killer...maybe too close.