Linford Western
8 total works
Old Man Hennessey has been found guilty of murder and is in the Felicidad jail awaiting the hangman. When he is broken out by Frank and Jack O'Connor, who want his help in carrying out a robbery, he is determined to seek revenge on the town. So he kidnaps Thora Dowling, the marshal's fiancee, and Lizzie, a prostitute, the two girls he blames for his downfall. Marshal Kirkpatrick and Elias Pitt set out in pursuit. Both are determined to stop Hennessey once and for all. But will they catch up before Hennessey can cause more trouble and make good his escape to Mexico? More importantly will they be in time to rescue Thora and Lizzie?
Thora Dowling is on her way to join her fiance, Marshal Ralph Kirkpatrick, in Felicidad. Whilst waiting for the stagecoach, she witnesses the murder of three men and is rescued by the arrival of Elias Pitt, a gambler also heading for the town. Kirkpatrick identifies the killer as Old Man Hennessey, leader of the feared Hennessey family. Together with Pitt, he arrests the man and holds him for trial. But will Hennessey remain in jail for long with his family determined to rescue him whatever the cost? Danger faces Kirkpatrick, Pitt and Thora every step towards the final, bloody showdown. Can justice be done?
When homesteader Ralph Bannister is murdered, Tom Steadman becomes the obvious suspect. After being found guilty and sentenced to hang he seeks the help of Bellington's Detective Agency. Zachary Cobb and Neil Travis make the journey to Newberry with only four days left to prove Steadman innocent. But Cobb's troubles begin even before he and Neil arrive in the town. Attacked by two men, Cobb is forced to kill them. It will take a great deal of blood and trouble before Bannister's real killer can be revealed.