Western Mystery

Big for his age, young and impressionable drifter Charlie Chilton is taken in by the gruff leader of a gang of small-time crooks and ne'er do wells who sees something of himself in kindly, wayward Charlie. But Grady Haskell, ambitious ruffian with a shady past, soon joins the gang, convincing Charlie's friends to pursue a big score. Charlie fails to thwart the crime, and the heist turns bloody. As the only gang member caught alive, Big Charlie will soon swing for the crimes. He makes a daring escape, determined to track down Haskell and the gang and prove his innocence.

When a years-long case against a powerful mobster finally cracks and an unimpeachable witness takes the stand, federal prosecutor Nora Carleton is looking forward to putting the defendant away for good. The mobster, though, has other plans. As the witness's testimony concludes, a note is passed to the prosecution offering up information into the assassination of a disgraced former New York governor, murdered in his penthouse apartment just days before. It's enough to blow the case wide open, and to send Nora into a high-stakes investigation of conspiracy, corruption, and danger.

More than 50 dark tales! More than 800 pages in print! This massive collection contains stories introducing several of David Bain's series characters - including psychic detective Will Castleton, the haunted world of Gray Lake, the Riders of the Weird West and much more! SLAB OF CONTENTS: Blood and Donuts: A Will Castleton Psychic Detective Adventure The Cowboys of Cthulhu: A Riders of the Weird West Prequel Until Someone Loses: A Mike Menger Crime Story The Demon Wind: A Tale of the Gypsies from Beyond Snakes & Spells Vs. The Silver Bullet: A Tale of the Warlock Wheel Wars D&D Night at The...

For Morgan Yancy, an operative and team leader in a paramilitary group, nothing comes before his job. But when he’s ambushed and almost killed, his supervisor is determined to find out who’s after the members of his elite squad—and why. Due to worries that this unknown enemy will strike again, Morgan is sent to a remote location and told to lay low and stay vigilant. But between a tempting housemate he’s determined to protect and a deadly threat waiting in the shadows, keeping under the radar is proving to be his most dangerous mission yet.

The Holt sisters - headstrong triplets returning to their hometown and their inheritance. They look alike, but they’re different in most every way possible. Three men who can’t tame them, but will love them no matter what. Paige is the dependable one who always does the right thing. Kelsey is the socialite influencer who is deeper than she seems. Brooke is the activist who chooses her causes with care. When they first returned to Rocky Ridge, all they wanted was to sell the property they’d inherited and go back to their cushy life in Hollywood. When they ran into trouble, the one who ...

"Marvelous!" Amazon Customer Review What would you do with five billion dollars? Does it sound like a problem you’d love to have? Not if you’re Rosie and the money comes from one of the most despicable human beings who ever walked the earth. Sure, she’d like a new car and a few little luxuries but she doesn’t want to carry around her father’s sins for the rest of her life. The only answer is to give it away but how? Obviously, she can’t save the world but can she save the little Wyoming town where she grew up? It sure needs help, but money is the least of its problems and ...

Some people dream of a gentle retirement enjoying crochet or cricket, but for two sexagenarians, a more cadaverous future awaits… Newly retired teachers, Etta and Dora, take a walk along an old mule track connecting their mountain-top villages, each hoping to soothe the distress she feels at the paltry pension she will receive. Meeting at the fabled Witches’ Cave, they put aside their woes – the naked body of Sibilla, Castelmezzano’s beautiful witch, lies dead at the foot of the old oak tree. Did she plummet from the sky during a Sabbath flight as the superstitious locals are ...

In the town of Thirty-Four Corners, Colorado, Matt Jensen rides into a savage blood feud. Thirty years ago two friends came West and built a thriving cattle business. Now, their families have become kill-crazy enemies and the town is awash in a frenzy of killing. Add in hired gunmen on both sides of the fight, and two lovers crossing the dividing line, and the terror will never end. Eager to put as many miles between himself and Thirty Four Corners, Matt Jensen just can't bring himself to leave without trying to stop the bloodshed.

Sweet, inspiring historical romance with heart-wrenching twists. Former nanny, Bethany Jamison goes west as a mail-order bride to escape a lecherous employer who threatens to expose her part in a past tragedy. When she arrives in Wyoming, she’s shocked to find her prospective groom, Joseph Milner, caring for a desperately ill newborn, abandoned by her father when her mother, Joseph’s sister, died in childbirth. Since he’s alone on his ranch, he insists the marriage take place immediately, but in name only. Bethany agrees, hoping to gain time to plan her future, but she quickly loses ...

ACT OF CONTRITION is an historical novel and modern western that pulls the reader back and forth along a 70-year timeline, spanning from the World War II battlefields of North Africa to the badlands of present day Northeastern New Mexico and Southern Colorado. Trent Carter is a sixty-four-year-old, washed up veteran and retired cop recuperating from injuries physical, mental, and emotional. He blames himself for his wife’s death, drinks and smokes too much, lives with his grown daughter and a mangy orange tomcat, and is trying to avoid the advances of an attractive local widow. He is ...

"I could not put this book down and read it almost in one sitting." Amazon Customer Corrected Edition. What was Jodie getting herself into? When her husband of twenty-five years left her for a young chick, she needed a fresh start, but moving to Wyoming was pretty drastic. Wasn’t she nosing into matters that were none of her business when she insisted on helping the local sheriff? Should she back off after her good deeds were rewarded with shot-out windows and a very nasty stalker? While her internet business reunited long-lost loves, some folks in her quiet little town were hatching an ...

He never thought he’d see her again. Now he’s fighting for her life…and her heart. Ranch hand Casey Clayton has been tasked by the Wynton Ranch to ready the grounds for an important wedding in a few weeks. So when his best friend’s little sister turns up on the ranch seeking protection, it couldn’t come at a worse time. But denying her is impossible—she’ll definitely be safe in Casey’s arms… After Emersyn Holland seeks the help of her childhood friend, she’s unprepared for what she finds in the strong and hunky cowboy. There’s no denying that the steamy nights they ...

This Sky Brooks bundle includes books one through four.

Mackenzie Allen Phillips' youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation, and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later, in this midst of his great sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judgment he arrives at the shack one wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change his life forever.

Born and bred in the Texas Pandhandle town of Comanche Crossing, William "Wild Bill" Longley gunned down a dozen of its men in cold blood before he got around to the sheriff and deputy - so he could take over the job himself. Then he found the perfect sidekick in a vicious career criminal named Booker Tate.

Love runs deep, but secrets cut deeper—will their hearts survive the fall? Axel Foxfire, aka Big Ax, has spent his whole life in the shadow of towering pines and sawdust-scented summers. But nothing prepared him for the weight of taking over the family logging company after his father’s death. The business is on the brink of collapse, and there’s a financial mess in the books he can't untangle. To make matters worse—or maybe better—his curvy, quiet bookkeeper, Eva, is just a few feet away, tempting him with every shy glance. Widowed and raising her young son alone, Eva is no ...

Rare-book dealer Ashlyn Greer’s affinity for books extends beyond the intoxicating scent of old paper, ink, and leather. She can feel the echoes of the books’ previous owners—an emotional fingerprint only she can read. When Ashlyn discovers a pair of beautifully bound volumes that appear to have never been published, her gift quickly becomes an obsession. Not only is each inscribed with a startling incrimination, but the authors, Hemi and Belle, tell conflicting sides of a tragic romance.

She was looking for a new life. He’d rather be a loner. A mysterious letter brings them together. Dakota is a single mother trying to make ends meet. When she finds herself in Smuggler’s Springs, she falls in love...with the town. Not a guy. Nope. She doesn’t want one of those in her life. Been there. Done that. Didn’t work out so well. Instead, she’s looking for simplicity. Stability. Anyone who’s ever met Tanner Ritchie steers clear of him. The guy has a rough past and is more of a wild stallion than a prancing pony. Being back home, he has the opportunity for a fresh start. ...

A town in turmoil. A young woman caught between loyalty and suspicion. Can love and courage unmask a deadly enemy? Deborah Taber is struggling to find her place in Pearson Grove, but her search for purpose is interrupted when violence strikes close to home. Her brother is shot, her family’s newspaper is firebombed, and suspicion falls on Trey Pearson—the man she’s secretly loved since childhood. With the town on edge and a killer on the loose, Deborah must decide who to trust and how far she’ll go to protect those she loves. Trey Pearson, newly returned after years away, never ...

1885. Jacob Edward Sellars heads West, Boston to Idaho Falls. He is traveling with a fell purpose, a gun and a book. He has left Harvard Divinity School to become a teacher in Idaho Falls. And to kill a man.