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First Published:
Oct 1999, 273 pages
Paperback:
Apr 2000, 224 pages
Vintage L'Amour stories of men and women pitted against impossible odds, yet struggling to do what's right.
From the wide-open range of the American West to the frozen seas of the Siberian coast,
from the deceptive glitter of Hollywood to the bloodstained canvas of the boxing ring,
these are stories of war, mystery, romance, crime, and punishment as only Louis L'Amour
can tell them.
Here are vintage L'Amour stories of men and women pitted against impossible odds, yet
struggling to do what's right: a hard-bitten cattle driver must deal with a man trying to
steal his woman, the disappearance of a thousand head of cattle, and a plot to frame him
for murder. A private eye visits a remote mining town on a case involving a sexy widow, an
uneasy lawman, and a fortune in gold buried in an abandoned mine shaft. A young country
boy with a good right hand must fight not only his vicious opponent in the ring but the
ruthless gangsters who'll do anything for profit--even commit cold-blooded murder. A young
woman stranded with her sick father in an isolated harbor run by a sadistic fortune hunter
must call upon all her resources to survive in a brutal battle wits.
Filled with L'Amour's trademark blend of action, imagination, historical detail, and
fascinating characters, these stories are a welcome addition to the L'Amour legend,
revealing the impressive visionary breadth and genius of one of the world's most
extraordinary writers.
When the burial was complete, she rode with her son into the hills.
The Go-log tribesmen, sharing her sorrow for their lost leader, stood aside and allowed
her to go. Lok-sha had been a great man and too young to die.
Only in the eyes of Norba and his followers did she detect the triumph born of realization
that nothing now stood between him and tribal control. Nothing but a slender woman, alien
to their land, and Kulan, her fourteen-year-old son.
There was no time to worry now, nor was there time for grief. If ever
they were to escape, it must be at once, for it was unlikely such opportunity would again
offer itself.
It had been fifteen years since the plane in which she was leaving China crashed in the
mountains near Tosun Nor, killing all on board but herself. Now, as if decreed by fate,
another had come, and this one landed intact.
Shambe had brought the news as Lok-sha lay dying, for long ago the ...
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