Matt Laidlaw
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Description
Matt Laidlaw is a pseudonym of John Paxton Sheriff, a British writer of detective stories and western fiction.
Books
The bloodstained crossing
"In the town of Rawton, a man's death coincides with John Probity's arrival. By the next day another person has died and Probity is in jail, accused of murder. Freed by the enigmatic town barber, Ulysses Court, Probity sets out to discover the truth. With the number of dead rising, Probity and Court witness the gunning-down of some Mexicans at the San Pedro River. Can they make their way to safety and stay one step ahead of the gun-toting outlaws?"--Page 4 of cover.
The night riders
Jim Gatlin rode into Cedar Creek hunting the man who had framed him for a crime he didn't commit. Pinkerton agent Charlie Pine had located the real train robber, called Hood, but outlaws Hidalgo, Wilson and River were also after him for the fortune locked away in a safe at Hood's home. Why was Hood's location a dark secret - even in Cedar Creek? Why were Marshal Jax Silva and the two hard men, Green and Mundt, determined to keep it that way? Against overwhelming odds, Gatlin would have to face a bloody showdown and it would take all his skill and courage to unlock a truly shocking secret.
The second Coffeyville bank raid
When Jean Pierre Boudreaux leaves New Orleans with three companions he is wanted for a brutal murder he swears he did not commit. Six months later he plans a one-off bank robbery that will give him the money to start a new life. The bank is the Coffeyville First National - the scene of the Daltons' infamous robbery attempt. Boudreaux's raid secures him the money but his companions are captured. When his daring rescue attempt fails, Boudreaux finds himself hunted by two Pinkerton operatives.
The Mohawk showdown
Twenty years after being jailed on a trumped-up charge of train robbery, Jack Garrison escapes from Yuma Penitentiary with nothing to his name but an old banjo and the hope of proving his innocence. Jack is banking on the help of his younger brother, Rick, to wreak revenge on the true villain. But the person who masterminded the robbery is determined to remain undetected, pulling many strings to protect his identity. His influence puts a violent end to Rick's help, and Jack's old friend Joe Dublin also pays with his life. Fighting for survival, Jack finds an ally in blacksmith Ed Corcoran, as they go head to head against the true villain in a violent climax.
