Classic Western Mystery

There will never be another Western writer like Louis L’Amour. A legendary author and indisputably the greatest storyteller in his genre of all time, L’Amour captivated millions of readers and has sold well over three hundred million copies of his works, which includes nearly ninety novels and countless short stories. Mistakes Can Kill You highlights an essential selection featuring nine of L’Amour’s earlier short stories, sometimes written under the pen name Jim Mayo, that exemplify the rugged morality of the best Western writing.

Evelyn Harper shoots her abusive husband to protect her son, then flees Indiana under the cover of night. They find refuge in Arlington, Wyoming, where Evelyn starts over as a seamstress, but danger isn’t finished with her yet… Widowed sheriff Jonathan Tate has kept his heart buried since his wife's death, focused solely on protecting his town. Yet, Evelyn’s strength and guarded warmth catch him off guard. He senses she’s running from something, and he’s not sure if he can trust her… or afford not to. When ruthless outlaws appear in Arlington, Evelyn and Jonathan face their ...

The Complete Novels of Charles Dickens: Part Two brings together Dickens' final 8 complete masterpieces (including Great Expectations , A Tale of Two Cities , Our Mutual Friend , David Copperfield , and many more) alongside his final, unfinished novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood . This collection is seamlessly brought to life by a cast of award-winning narrators, including Stephen Fry, Miriam Margolyes, Samuel West, Paterson Joseph, Jonathan Keeble, David Rintoul, Julie Teal, and Ben Allen.

After a violent train robbery, a stranger is left for dead, with no memory of who he is. Rescued by the rancher Sam Garrett and his widowed sister Sarah, he takes the name "Jack" and begins the slow road to recovery, never knowing if the men who attacked him will return to finish the job… Grateful for their kindness, Jack works to repay them. He has a natural way with horses, yet no memory of the life he left behind. The more time he spends at the ranch, the stronger his bond grows with Sarah, a bond shadowed by the mystery of who he was before the robbery. But Copper Valley is no safe ...

A gunslinger, a ranch owner, and a jaded deacon turned outlaw. What could possibly go wrong as three very different lives collide in small town Praytell, Texas? Jacob Roy spends his life catching bad guys for a living, yet the public can’t seem to get around his reputation as a killer. Though he prefers to bring in his bounties standing on two feet, many are ignorant enough to test his prowess and end up six feet under. All it takes is an innocent telegram to send him on a quest to test his mettle, right a wrong, and protect something he loves beyond life itself. Jessie North, a tough, ...

Victoria Lawndale boards the train to California with nothing but her late husband’s satchel and a secret that could get her killed. She wants a quiet new life, not more loss. But when outlaws swarm the train and a charming stranger won’t look away, survival becomes a shared vow. Mathias Birch was a soldier who lived when better men didn’t. Now he rides undercover as railroad security, masking old wounds with easy smiles and an empty flask. When Victoria becomes the target of a ruthless spymaster, Mathias steps up, even as the siege hurtles them into the Rockies and straight into a ...

Caleb Morgan, a relentless bounty hunter, prowls the frontier in pursuit of vengeance from the gang that his brother belonged to. His brother's death at the hands of The Hangman, fuels his rage... Tracking the gang's trail, he spies a wagon train heading to their territory and seizes the opportunity by joining it undercover. But when Caleb starts falling for the wagon master's daughter, love will clash with his quest… Revenge neither forgives nor forgets... As the wagon train inches closer to the gang's lair, Caleb's resolve is unyielding. Emily Thornton, who's escorting wagon trains at ...

Samuel Ward, an orphaned trail guard with a rigid moral code, discovers he is actually the heir to a Texas ranch on the brink of foreclosure. He reluctantly follows his lawyer back to the ranch, not to claim his inheritance, but to find a place to belong and meet the family he never knew. Kate Mitchell, Sam’s estranged sister, has been fighting off creditors alone for years. Suspicious of his sudden arrival, she refuses to grant her half-brother any right to the debt-ridden property. Yet when push comes to shove, Kate needs Sam as much as he needs her. With only weeks before foreclosure, ...

Lydia Hartman, orphaned young and raised without a home to call her own, boards a train bound for Sacramento as a stowaway chasing a new beginning. But the iron rails carry more than dreams westward, and not everyone on board will reach California alive. Jack Callahan, a former gunslinger turned businessman, thought he had buried his past a long time ago. On his way to purchase a seaside hotel, he discovers that some ghosts refuse to stay buried, and this time they have found his trail. As secrets unravel and the miles roll by, Lydia and Jack are drawn into a deadly web of deceit and ...

Wyatt, a former sheriff and a man broken by guilt, is drifting through life after the death of his best friend’s daughter. Haunted by his failure to protect her, he wanders into Grand Junction, only to be caught in a deadly web of outlaws and corruption. Wyatt is ready to disappear—until the town drags him back into a fight for survival… Maisie Bleu is no stranger to tragedy. Her brother died in a mysterious explosion, and the sheriff’s dismissal of the case only fuels her need for justice. Unwilling to accept the lies, Maisie takes matters into her own hands. She won’t let anyone...

Set in 1879, SIX-GUN RETRIBUTION follows the cowboy adventures of Gunfighter Edward Landon as he sets off across the wild west searching for six outlaws he holds responsible for his mother's death. This contemporary action novel features a wide range of western characters, including lawmen, gunslingers, outlaws, Mexican bandits, Indian rebels, and bounty hunters. Andy Munro’s SIX-GUN RETRIBUTION includes realistic characters, historic wild west locations, fast-paced cowboy dialogue, action, mystery and suspense mixed with humour and romance. Synopsis The journey begins as Landon rides his...

Five years after losing her husband, Madeline Banks is finally steady on her feet until a gang of outlaws attacks her ranch and she barely escapes with her life. Hunted through the hills of Sangre Pass, she takes refuge in a crumbling outpost and prepares for the worst. When a weathered stranger finds her hiding there, is he the threat she fears—or the only ally she has left? Jebediah Hurst, a former officer turned recluse, known as the Hermit of Sangre Pass, is a man with a haunted past and no interest in unfinished business. When he finds a desperate woman chased by the same ruthless ...

Sam Morrison leaves his Texas ranch with one mission: honor his father’s dying wish and find the sister he’s never met. He joins a wagon train to California, expecting rough trails and merciless outlaws, but not a strong, beautiful woman who hides dangerous secrets. Eliza Blake was meant to marry wealth and power, not the man she could love. Fleeing Boston under a false name, she hopes the vast frontier will swallow her past. But as she unites with Sam, bounty hunters and a jealous rival are closing in, putting the entire wagon train in peril. As bullets fly and loyalties are tested, ...

Cole Dalton is a notorious outlaw on the run from his own gang. When he stumbles across a terrified family, he learns their town is held hostage by a ruthless villain hunting for a legendary cache of gold. Against his better judgment, Cole is drawn into a fight thick with danger and deception. Lila Byrne is the blacksmith’s strong-willed daughter and the leader of a secret resistance against the outlaws’ rule. When Cole arrives in her dying town, she sees in him something she thought was gone forever: hope. Cole and Lila must push aside their misgivings and fight together for their own ...

Colt Granger, a former bounty hunter, finds himself betrayed by his partner and left for dead in the unforgiving desert. When a Texas Ranger offers him a chance for redemption, Colt reluctantly agrees to help capture the notorious outlaw, Red Romero. But with his past haunting him and betrayal still fresh in his mind, Colt’s journey to justice will be anything but easy. Catherine Franklin seeks revenge for the brutal murders of her father and brother by Romero’s gang. Determined and unyielding, she joins the mission, despite the danger it brings. As she and Colt ride together through ...

Jacob Hardy shouldn’t be alive. Left for dead by the outlaw who burned his adoptive family’s ranch and slaughtered everyone he loved, Jacob miraculously survived. Now the only thing keeping him going is the vow he made over their graves: that man will pay in blood. Clementine Carter is alone in the world and drowning in grief. She watched her brother die for crossing the same man Jacob hunts. With only a retired bounty hunter for company, she’s on her way back to her hometown when fate throws Jacob in her path. Both Jacob and Clementine want justice, but the man they’re after is no ...

Jolene has always dreamed of following in her father’s footsteps as a bounty hunter. But when a mission goes horribly wrong—leaving her father dead and a dangerous fugitive on the loose—she’s forced to face the harsh realities of her world alone. Posing as a boy and keeping a low profile, Jolene is determined to track down the criminals who destroyed her family. Chaska, a young Native man, is thrust into a desperate mission to rescue his abducted sister. As he navigates a brutal wilderness, he faces life-threatening obstacles, from a dangerous bear to ruthless men who cross his path...

Daniel Cain thought he’d left his violent past behind. A grizzled gunslinger in his forties, he traded his revolver for the quiet life on a Montana ranch, hoping to finally find peace. But when a desperate young woman arrives at his doorstep pleading for help, Daniel knows he can’t refuse… Could she pull him back into the deadly life he left behind? Sadie Densmore is a determined woman living in a small frontier town, where she helps run the family mercantile alongside her cousin. As her cousin’s wedding approaches, Sadie’s future feels uncertain. With no home of her own and the ...

Running from a past he didn’t choose, Cal Brooker is forced to leave New Orleans after being falsely accused of a bloody crime. Hoping to escape the wrath of a vicious gambler who will stop at nothing to punish Cal for the death of his brother, he joins a wagon train heading to Oregon. Along the way, he is determined to survive the difficult trail, but the fear that his past is catching up to him looms large... Will he be able to find the refuge his heart yearns for on this treacherous journey out West? Etta Foreman is a spirited young woman with a heavy past. Much like Cal, she and her ...

A sudden murder in an English village pub sets off the twenty-sixth novel in the bestselling series starring superintendent Richard Jury, from bestselling author Martha Grimes, still “one of the most fascinating mystery writers today” (Houston Chronicle). One calm night in Twickenham, a...