Wheeler Publishing Large Print Western

"Determined to avenge a fellow bounty hunter, Decker goes cross-country to the roughest town of all-New York City-to track a killer."--Publisher information.

King Malory's entry into San Lucas was an unusual if not impressive one. He left the stagecoach for the jail, accused of cattle-rustling--but it wasn't long before he had broken out of captivity. With all the forces of the law against him, King Malory brought to light certain facts which some of the most powerful and respected members of local society would rather have left undiscovered.

Shaw Dance was a man with a peculiar philosophy - he took from his mountain only the gold and the water and sustenance that he needed. Nor was he about to let anybody, gold seekers or otherwise, take more than just that. The people who lived in Summit, at the foot of Shaw's Mountain, left him strictly alone. But now there was a man - one who didn't care about gold because he had all the money he needed, one who came to challenge the right of any man to sit on a mountain and call it his own - a brash and courageous young man whose only object was to prove that he was bigger than Shaw Dance. This too had happened before. But the difference was that this challenger was one of the Slate boys who owned the valley that Shaw's Mountain brooded over- this challenge meant a war.

The owner of a longhorn herd and his trail boss not only have to figure out how to get their cattle over the raging Cimarron River, but also must deal with gun-toting ranchers fencing off the range on the other side.

Matt Cavanaugh was nine years old when a band of outlaws slaughtered his family...Now Matt is 18, honed by hardship, steeped in survival and carrying the last name of the man who raised him: Smoke Jensen. With Smoke's wisdom, his own courage and just enough money to start a life, Matt Jensen begins a relentless hunt for the outlaws, led by the deadly Winston Pugh, who murdered his family in cold blood. Pugh won't be hard to find; his scarred face gives him away. But Matt soon discovers there's a lot more to vengeance than hunting down a man - and that in a clash of guns and guile, true justice is waiting just beyond a town called Perdition...

Pursued by bandits into the town of Tombstone for a rendezvous with his boss, Jack Vicker is forced to kill. From that point on, killing and violence - perpetrated by a group of clever smugglers whose elaborate ruses have fooled the town, the government, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Army - assail the agent at every turn.

The stranger on his unshod horse arrived in Shepler's Spring in late springtime seeking Henry Shepler the blacksmith. That was the beginning of a killing in the roadway, then a night-long battle around the stage-company's corralyard, and for Henry Shepler, a twist in his life he had never dreamed could happen. It also touched the life of the town's harness-maker, its proprietor of the general store, and Simon Langley who owned the saloon, and had the second stranger shot down just beyond his doorway. For Henry, the final improbability occurred when Rosie O'Leary had a visitor at her cafe. That, more than any of the rest of it, broke Henry Shepler's life out of its insular cocoon.

This collection of short stories showcases Steve Frazee's ability to cover many different themes while capturing the American West with impeccable historical accuracy. In the title story, he blends elements of a gripping horror story within a Western setting. Because of rustling, ranchers have taken to posting a night guard at Big Ghost Basin. These guards are being killed -- and evidence points to a gigantic beast whose tracks match no known animal, and who has never been seen by anyone who is still alive.

"A flat loop dropped over Walt Slade's shoulders and tightened with a force that hurled him to the ground. His arms were pinned. He could not draw his guns, but he could reach the rope. The Ranger jerked with every ounce of strength, and the outlaw at the other end gave a yell as he was swept off his feet...Slade's head hit a rock with stunning force. He knew he couldn't last long. But if he was going, he wouldn't go alone." --Publisher description.

When an eastbound freight train is halted by dynamite near Clarion City, Texas, Greogry Quist, the famous railroad detective, is faced with one of the most mystifying jobs of his eventful career.

William W. Johnstone’s Mountain Man saga catapulted him to the top ranks of Western writers. In the launch of a breathtaking new series, the adopted son of Smoke Jensen makes his way across a dangerous, shifting American frontier…Savage TerritoryIt was a duty to a dead man. Matt Jensen had promised his friend, slain by an outlaw named Pogue Willis, that he would deliver money to his brother in St. Louis. But Matt’s search leads him from St. Louis to Arizona Territory, and into the company of a rich Easterner and his beautiful young wife. For Matt, the schemes of some citified land prospectors don’t mean much, until the young woman is seized by renegade Apaches and it’s up to Matt to save her life from brutal death... Soon, Matt Jensen is learning a lesson in courage, betrayal, and fate—the fate that brought this woman to his side—and is bringing a killer named Pogue Willis all the way to a savage territory…with more killing on his mind.

Rick Patterson was still a young man, sitting there in the Elk City jail, waiting for the sheriff to call him to his hanging. He'd packed an awful lot of living into his less than thirty years - until he took on greedy cattlemen from up in Montana and down through Wyoming. But even Rick Patterson couldn't stand up against all that power. Sitting in that jail, waiting for it, Rick knew one thing for sure - they'd never hang him.

"Vereda Valley looked like a green Eden - but blazing guns, poisoned water, and dynamite were turning it into an inferno of death. Rangers and nesters teetered on the brink of bloody battle, and Ranger Walt Slad laid his neck on the line to make peace. But a man who's not on one side or the other in a range war is fair game for both - and Slade's welcome to the valley was written in lead and gunsmoke."--Publisher description.

Craig Harlan was a city man and he hated the West. But his father, who had struck it rich on the old frontier, was determined to change that. His will left Craig only one asset: a ranch. At first despised as a tenderfoot, Craig had to buck the schemes of men who tabbed him as an easy mark. The West was out to break him. But Craig Harlan matched shot for shot to prove he was not just a green kid who would tuck tail and quit when the going got rough.

When Joe Frame gunned down Clem Hayden, something about it seemed funny to Tucson Smith. His suspicions were confirmed when a fight erupted over the dead man's .45. Tucson returned the gun to the dead man's daughter, who promptly denied that he'd ever owned it. Pondering the initials carved on the gun butt, and the fact that Hayden's cattle were being rustled - Tucson knew he'd be staring down six-gun muzzles before he got some answers!

Cavalry Sergeant Will Larson, part of a routine patrol on a four day ride, is ordered by the green patrol leader to ride down to the Rio Verde river. The river is a Chiricahua Indian stronghold, and Larson and his men are attacked and pinned down. When the patrol leader loses his head, the sergeant must take over - and heads out to hike seventy miles across the waterless desert to bring a relief column to save his comrades.