Linford Western
3 total works
Jeff Malone had no interest in the outlaw Jonas Grigg until their paths accidentally crossed. Then, partly out of self-preservation and partly because of an atrocity performed by the outlaws, he led an army patrol against them. The gang is smashed but Grigg narrowly escapes and those who antagonized him are marked for death. Tracing Malone to Rocky Creek, Grigg gathers a new gang with the dual purpose of killing his old enemy and robbing the town bank. When an acquaintance of Malone is murdered and mysterious gunmen appear the outlook seems ominous indeed. Malone must find Grigg's hideout and destroy him if he's to ever remove the threat of the outlaw and his vengeance.
The outlaw King Lesley has set up his lawless kingdom in the San Christobal Mountains and from there has been plundering the countryside around Henly Springs for two years. Finally the townspeople pressure their local sheriff into leading a posse against the outlaws but they are ambushed by Lesley's men and a massacre ensues.But is salvation at hand when Marshal Rod Delroy arrives in town with the mission of rescuing any survivors? The issue is complicated by the intervention of Mort Wolfe a man driven by his desire for revenge against Lesley. Now Rod must face many dangers before the outlaw threat is removed and the citizens of Henly Springs can live in peace again.
The San Tomas river is in flood and a mixed bunch of travellers are forced to stay in the decaying township of Red Rock Crossing. There is Jesse Grant a once-successful rancher who is fleeing his enemies the Santos brothers. Then, there are Ben and Marty, a pair of Texas Rangers escorting Hamel, a captured outlaw. A hired assassin named Missouri Sam is also waiting to ply his murderous trade and only one man knows his identity. Ben and his girl Jane, who lives at the crossing, find themselves engaged in a struggle for survival as the town erupts in murder and violence. At last, the flood subsides but a mystery must still be unravelled before Missouri pays for his crimes.