Linford Western Library

Twins Jeremy and Jason Parsons are helping their grandma run the Thunder Valley Ski Lodge while their grandfather recuperates from a broken hip. When Grandma Parsons joins their grandfather at the hospital, the boys are left to take care of the lodge on their own. Strange things begin happening once Grandma leaves, though. Could it be the work of a mysterious secret society called "The Broken Tree"?

When gambler Smoke Cavendish is attacked and robbed of his poker winnings, his assailants leave him to die in the desert. Determined to survive, he stumbles into Hell's Acres--a town of desolation--where the townsfolk are under the boot of Mark Tarlton and his ruthless gunhawks. There, Smoke meets beautiful Trixie Lee, but soon he clashes with Tarlton and finds himself gambling for the highest stakes--his life and the life of the woman he loves.

Four rangers had been gunned down. Now Buck Terrell made himself the prime target for the fifth grave!

"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.

In Del Rio, Johnny Dark, persuaded by stranger Nathan King, joins him in a deadly race to regain ownership of a gold mine. But nothing turns out the way King predicted. Five years later, to discover the truth behind certain tragic events, Dark rides to Del Rio with his wife, Cath. But he's immediately drawn into a gun battle against outlaws and the gold mine at Pueblo Pequeno - and the outcome is doubtful until the final shot is fired.

They were cousins, riding partners: Drifter, a white American, and Lopez -- half-Mexican, travelling the southern border trails of the USA. Their money-raising schemes were often shady, sharing the risks and rewards: like the time Drifter turned in his 'wanted' partner, Lopez, and later sprung him. However, things changed when loot, in the form of church treasures, came their way. Clashing with posses and renegades their lives were at risk. Could they ever gain a more settled way of life?

Clyde Manson, a high-flyer from New York, rides from the Mexican border to Sasabe, Arizona, to rob the bank. Riding with him is Hoss Kemp and the Mexican, Guerrero. However, Manson has his own agenda ... When they rob the bank, they leave Deputy Marshal Will Hawker shot dead, and escape across the arid Arizona deserts, chased by Marshal Slade Hawker and his posse. And during the final, bloody showdown, Deputy US Marshall Wyatt Earp makes his sinister presence felt.

When Slim Petersen overhears kidnap plans, involving the son of one of the Vargo boys, he fails to convince the brothers of the plot -- until there's an attempt upon his own life. Then, despite him working to thwart the kidnappers, it seems that the outlaws' plans are working. One Vargo dies and another is taken prisoner. Slim has help when he faces the renegades in a final, explosive showdown. Men die and he frees the prisoner -- but can he survive?

Seth Claybourne, a defeated Confederate soldier with no reason to return home, decided to ride west. Crossing a desert he encountered a man who had been left for dead. Jeb Dawson was still alive, but when his attackers returned, Seth drove them off. Dawson, unfit to travel, wanted Seth to travel to Condor Peaks to validate his claim on valuable land. Vested interests wanted him dead. And being Dawson's proxy put Seth into the firing line ...

Mike Liddell, trouble-shooter for the wealthy New Mexico family the Beauclercs, has his hands full when his former partner betrays him.

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.

When a trail was needed to supply the meat-starved North and East, Gregg Halmar, veteran of the Civil War, was chosen as trail blazer. Pushing through deserts and Indian territory meant facing a constant gamle with death. For a thousand miles, Halmar led the cattle to the North, fighting outlaws, Indians and nature. It was men like Halmar who turned the West into what it is today.

Jim Bales blames the Garnett outlaws for the disappearance of his brother Hector, a federal officer. But when he wounds Charlie Garnett, his errant cousin, he finds he's no nearer the truth, the wound having caused amnesia. However, sided by Charlie, Jim repeatedly clashes with the gang. They're forced to cross the Rio Grande to Mexico, where they learn what really happened. Then, facing the final lethal clash, Charlie - his mind restored - must decide between his outlaw partners and Jim ...

"Texas Rangers Frank Carson and Eddie Brand have been unsuccessfully hunting outlaw Lope Gamboa for some time, but their luck seems to change when they ride into Yuma. A consignment of US gold is to be transported along the Oxbow Route by Conestoga wagon and the Rangers are convinced that Gamboa will attempt to steal the precious metal. As all factions close in on the lumbering Conestoga wagon, the trail leads inexorably to the Gila desert ... and a bloody climax"--Page 4 of cover.

Ex-outlaw Bobbie Lee, daughter Cassie, and friend Will Blunt go in pursuit of a gang that has just killed his son and another young man.

"The ghost town of Mender's Crossing was the ideal base for a gang of outlaws to operate from without interference. Then, a group of soldiers are killed defending a gold-train and the army calls upon special operator Steve Landers to investigate. Now, Landers must face not only the gang but land baron Hal Clegg, whose hired mercenaries are driving independent ranchers off their land. He will need nerves of steel if he is to succeed when he is so heavily outnumbered. Can he cheat the odds and win/"--Publisher.

In Silver Creek, it seemed that Dan Lawrence had been involved with two successive shooting deaths. So there was little wonder when he panicked and took off for parts unknown. His employer, Hector Morissey, had guaranteed Dan's appearance in court with $10,000, which he now stood to lose. Morissey's detective brother, Ed, went after Dan, risking his life against the bullets of Dan's outlaw associates. But Dan's final determination to do what was right made it all worthwhile.

Donny Fletcher, a captain in the United States Army, was facing execution, and he was forced to become a fugitive while trying to prove his innocence. He joined up with Quantrell's gang of bloody bushwhackers, but when Quantrell's campaign into Lawrence, Kansas, turned into a hideous massacre, Donny knew it was time to make what could be his last decision. Ace D-39 FRANK GRUBER Quantrell's Raiders (1953; listed as an "ACE original") and Ace D-39b FRANK GRUBER Rebel Road (original title: Outlaw; 1953; listed as "complete and unabridged")