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Originally published in 1978, The Rider is a modern-day classic that is recognised as one of the best books ever written about the sport. Brilliantly conceived and best enjoyed at a break-neck pace, it is a loving, imaginative and passionate tribute to the art of cycle racing.

Fred Scully waits at the arrival gate of an international airport, anxious to see his wife and daughter. After two years in Europe, they are finally settling down. He sees a new life before them, a stable outlook again, a fresh start, a cottage in the Irish countryside that he's renovated by hand. He's waited, sweated on this reunion. He does not like to be alone—he's that kind of man.The flight lands, the doors at the airport hiss open...Scully's life falls apart.

Lance Kilkenny's gun is believed to be the fastest in the West, but once the gunfight is over, he disappears. Most folks don't even know what he looks like. Some time back, Mort Davis saved Kilkenny's life after he was shot up. Now Davis needs Kilkenny's help. He has filed a claim on a water hole near Lost Creek in the live oak country.

A toe-curling, breath-holding, binge-worthy romantic thriller collection.

The Rider’s Bane is a tale of bravery and the pursuit of purpose in a meaningless world. For lifetimes, The Rider has emerged from the Hallowed Woods to guide the living peacefully through death and into the afterlife. But when young Argo receives his letter to travel with The Rider, he decides against waiting for death to come to him. Instead, he makes the bold decision to give his life meaning through a tale worth remembering