Black Horse Western
8 total works
Vol A19
When the gold rush started, so did the killing. It was down to Marshal Dave Anders to keep the peace, but what could he do? He was faced with shootings, explosions and mysterious disappearances that sent him off to Mexico in search of information. But when he returned the situation was even worse.
Ryker's Ford is a peaceful town, with only a few drunks to disturb the easy life of Marshal Warren. But trouble starts when the stage is held up, all the passengers killed and important mail goes missing. Pinkerton men arrive on the scene but the killings continue, and soon there is a lynching party. A pattern of revenge going back to the days of the Civil War begins to emerge. A confession and a shooting seem to solve everything but one more act of revenge is necessary...
Will Bladon and his sons called themselves bank robbers. Pyke's Crossing seemed an easy target and they struck ruthlessly. After a killing and a wild chase, they learned a bitter lesson. They needed somebody to help them. Somebody who could plan things and show them how to get around the defences that banks were setting up. Josh Abbot, a scruffy, unwashed character who looked a drifter, became the brains that directed the Bladdon bunch. An out-of-work cowpoke and a greedy marshal were both after the rewards on offer. The Bladons were being hunted, and so was the man who guided them. Revenge took a part in it, too, and would end in a deadly shoot-out.
Twice a year, old Jake Cotter would disappear dressed like a prospector and return to put money and nuggets in the bank. Jealous neighbours decided that his wealth must come from a secret goldmine, and soon Jake paid for his secret with his life. Now his son Tom has returned to avenge his father.
The old drunk felt that he was in paradise when the whiskey wagon turned up. Whereas the preacher was horrified - until he learned how valuable it was. Other people had different views. The marshal of Huyton township wanted to know who owned it, while local businessmen fought over the cargo. Then things got worse. The old drunk went missing and the wagon disappeared, while the local gun store was raided. Bounty hunters came into town, and one of them was on the prod. It all erupted with shoot-outs and a lynching, as all the respectable citizens fell under suspicion. When would the blood stop flowing?
Bluff Point was a peaceful town where nothing ever happened - until the Granton gang raided the bank. But their carefully laid plans were a wasted effort when the crafty bank manager and town preacher interfered. After a shoot-out the town seemed able to settle down again. But, during the attempted heist, Alf Granton had stumbled upon information that could make him rich. The town was covering up for a past crime and Alf knew just who was responsible. It all led to more killings and a final shoot out with the Grantons that brought about a surprise and bloody ending.
Bribery, theft and murder were the weapons used by Mauyor Tobias Vane and his cousin, Marshal Nathan Harlow, to control Vane City. But all that looked set to change when the Bullen gang hit town, thirsting for revenge ...