Mystery Western Historical Fiction

Reece is a drifter. A man with a past, seeking peace and quiet after the horrors of the war. He finds none of these in the town of Whitewater, and is soon embroiled in the mystery of a nearby mine, one wrapped up in a legend of gold and death. The mystery of what happened at the mine has remained unsolved until Reece, recruited by the local sheriff, unearths a labyrinth of lies, envy, greed, and murder. Growing closer to the owner of the local hotel, Miss Bessy, can Reece discover what happened in the mine so long ago, or is he digging too deep?

The Lovely Bones meets the wild, Wild West in this haunting tale inspired by a true story. Pregnant out of wedlock, 16-year-old Annie Moore is sent to live at a convent for fallen women. When the nuns take her baby, Annie escapes, determined to find a way to be reunited with her daughter. But few rights or opportunities are available to a woman in the 1860s, and after failing to find a respectable job, she resorts to prostitution in order to survive.

Marshals Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch haven't seen much trouble of late. Fact is, burgeoning Appaloosa and the territory had been without incident for months. But with recent reports of village raids, coupled with the arrival of a young widow from San Francisco, the lawmen are about to be put to the test. Rose McMaster, the feisty daughter of Virgil's half-brother, ushers in a whole new unsuspected brand of trouble.

Chaos erupts in Silver Mesa when a group of outlaws decides to rob the town's only bank. The seemingly ordinary crime captures Zebadiah Clemens' full attention thanks to the lead bank robber abducting the young daughter of the stagecoach manager. But unlike the sheriff, his authority doesn't stop at the edge of town. In his pursuit, Zeb discovers a small ranching community with a rather unique problem: A dead man seems to be killing people. Zeb's not about to let the crazy supernatural stuff get in the way of finding the missing girl, but no situation is ever as simple as it seems....

Matt is in trouble again with the law, except this time, he is unable to weasel his way out. When Will hears of Matt’s latest arrest, it pushes their strained relationship to the limit. As Matt’s impulsive behavior leads to further trouble, dark secrets begin to unravel. The boys’ cousin, Lilianna Miller, raises questions about her true ethnicity, and discovers that she is a Native American, stolen as a newborn. Raised in a wealthy family, she is sheltered by her overprotective adoptive father. But when her parents are murdered by a gang, Lilianna is bloodthirsty for revenge.

Deputy Marshal Zebadiah Clemens can't die. After the Civil War came to a close, Zeb decided to head west to raise cattle and a family. No sooner did he step off the train in Texas, a stray bullet knocked him senseless. Believing he'd somehow cheated death, he gave up on his peaceful plans and became a lawman. After migrating farther west into New Mexico, he expected to find the usual run-of-the-mill outlaws - not a strange woman watching him from the edge of his dreams. He might be imagining it all - or still unconscious with a head wound - but with his luck, it's probably real.

Murder. Robbery. Kidnapping. Welcome to Napa Valley, California. To lawmen and bad men alike, the "Low Man" is a ghost story. The most feared bounty hunter to ever walk the territories. Whispered to be a Native American shapeshifter, a renegade Pinkerton detective, or the Bible-quoting son of a mad preacher. No one knows for sure. He’s a spectre outlaws scare each other with around campfires.

In 1875, the Devil paid a visit to the town of Crooked Creek, Colorado.The townsfolk didn't think much of his visit then. Now, 10 years later, he's back. And he's got one hell of an agenda.

Ben Crown ist Hunderte von Meilen geritten, um die schöne Lucy Galloway zu ihrem Vater zurückzuholen, doch dann hat er sie dennoch weiterziehen lassen. Mit einem Spieler und Halunken. Gegen den ausdrücklichen Befehl seines Ranchers und obwohl er Lucy liebt. Aber Lucy erklärte ihm, dass sie mit Jim Cogburn freiwillig von zu Hause fortlief, dass sie dessen Frau wurde und ein Kind von ihm erwartet. Und Ben akzeptierte ihre Entscheidung, versprach Lucy sogar seine Hilfe.

Die Fährte der Banditenhorde, die unsere Ranch niedergebrannt und Rosalyn, meine Schwester, geraubt hatte, war leicht zu verfolgen. Sie führte in eine kleine Stadt am Rande des Mesalandes. Hier aber brach sie ab, und die Chance, die Mordbrenner und Frauenräuber jemals aufzuspüren, war gleich null. Im Mesaland hausten die Gesetzlosen. Ein Fremder, der sich hier Zutritt verschaffte, hatte sein Leben verwirkt. Was also sollte ich tun? Aufgeben? Rosalyn ihrem grausamen Schicksal überlassen?

Sally und Sue McNall sind fünfzehn, als sie bei einem Indianerüberfall die Eltern verlieren und selbst von zwei Revolvermännern in letzter Minute gerettet werden. Joe Scarlock und Ben Savage stehen nicht in dem Ruf, Ehrenmänner zu sein, doch die schönen Zwillinge sehen in ihnen ihre Retter und verlieben sich unsterblich in sie. Gemeinsam mit den beiden verlassen sie die verwüstete Farm in den Hügeln und reiten in die große Welt. Ein Leben, wie sie es nie zu erträumen wagten, beginnt für sie. Sally und Sue sind glücklich.

Seit ich die schöne Jamie Boston zum ersten Mal sah, war ich verrückt nach ihr. Aber die Frau spielte die Unnahbare. Männer duldete sie nur am Kartentisch um sich. Deshalb hatte ich an diesem Abend mit ihr gepokert - was mich fast ein Vermögen kostete. Allerdings hatte ich damit gerechnet. Beim Pokern konnte ich ihr nicht das Wasser reichen. Außerdem spielte die schöne Jamie falsch, und nicht jeder ließ sich ungestraft von ihr die Haut abziehen. Mit dem jungen Donovan würde sie jedenfalls Ärger kriegen.

Mit letzter Kraft schafft US Marshal Lin Adams den Weg zur Ranch der schönen Fee Allison. Wieder hat er im Namen des Gesetzes getötet und blieb selbst nicht unverletzt. Es ist ein harter Job, den er macht, und oft verflucht er sich deswegen. Besonders, wenn er bei Fee ist, fragt er sich nach dem Sinn seines Tuns, wünscht er sich einen festen Platz auf der Welt. Bei Fee könnte er ihn finden, dennoch treibt es ihn immer wieder fort von ihr auf Verbrecherjagd.

Die Geschichte der Menschheit bestätigt immer wieder die Worte Vilfredo Paretos: "Solange die Sonne leuchtet über dem Unglück der Menschen, wird das Schaf vom Wolf gefressen werden." Das genau sind die Worte des großen Soziologen. Und wer kann sich darüber wundern, dass es schon immer Menschen gab, die diese Worte zwar nicht kannten, aber dennoch zur gleichen Erkenntnis kamen und danach lebten?

What is truth? For 19 years, Joshua Webb has been asking that question in the pages of his newspaper, The Paradise Ledger. He's been called a madman, a lunatic, and an anarchist, but now he has stumbled upon a story so huge that it could shake the United States to its very foundation. The source of the trouble is Boston Corbett, the man who shot John Wilkes Booth.

A lady farmer and a disgraced detective - will what starts as an arrangement turn into something more? Leigh Hawthorne, a widow and local farmer in Tucker Springs, Massachusetts, answers an unusual letter from a man out west, who wants to marry a woman with ranching expertise. Hoping to find a better life, Leigh embarks on a journey to Chance City, Oklahoma. Join the Chance City adventure as its citizens battle opposing forces and mayhem in their searches for love and a brighter future.

Adelaide Willowby is having a bad day. It’s a week before Christmas, and she has just kicked out the love of her life. Her sister and her daughter are barely speaking to her, one of her best girls is getting married, and ownership of the Wylder County Social Club is in jeopardy. Now she has landed in jail—for murder.

Civil war devastated the country and left Rachel Sawyer stranded in a dead-end job as a seamstress with no prospects for marriage. Men are thin on the ground in Massachusetts, so Rachel and her best friend travel west, to Seattle, with the handsome Talbot brothers. Jason Talbot, the eldest brother and wealthy owner of a lumber company, is so far beyond her reach that falling in love with him is the most non-sensical thing she could do. So, of course, she does. But after one sensual midnight encounter, Jason pushes her away.

Leigh Hawthorne, a widow and local farmer in Tucker Springs, receives an unusual letter from a man out west who wants to marry a woman with ranching expertise. Could this solve all of Leigh’s problems? Hoping to find a better life, Leigh embarks on a journey to Chance City, Oklahoma. Fired for breaking Pinkerton rules, former detective Cyrus Decker just wants to live a quiet life as a cattle rancher. The problem is that he knows nothing about ranching - and his bank account shows it.

What happens when a Korean War vet recovering from serious injuries wins a ghost town in a contest, meets a hard-riding, gun-toting cowgirl, and is threatened by three dangerous people all within a few days? Answer: cock-eyed characters, pixilated dialogue, zany romance, and heart-stopping suspense. Thus begins one of Clarence Budington Kelland's finest and rarest novels, previously only published as a seven-part serial in the legendary and best-selling magazine of its era, The Saturday Evening Post.