Western Crime Thrillers

Provocations of the spirit world leave us no alternative but to welcome the modern Western prose of David Randall Shorey, and his story about the legendary anti-hero known as Mojave Miles. This tale tells us that the only war worth fighting is for the protection of wayward ladies and no-good horses! Never officially ordained as a vigilante, his vengeance on the Amargosa was accepted as having been handed down by sage angels.

When a legendary old gunslinger finally meets his Maker in some godforsaken West Texas town, Stringer heads to the scene for what he thinks is a routine story. But when he gets to Comanche Woe, it turns out he's landed in the middle of a dust storm of trouble. It's open season on wanted men. A wily varmint called Buckskin Jack Blair has crowned himself Marshal. And murderous vigilantes and bounty hunters are crawling out of the woodwork. When the bullets start flying, Stringer can't tell the outlaws from the lawmen…

A rogue vigilante seeks redemption in a lawless, near-future America that fully protects the rights of armed citizens to stand their ground against mass shooters and motorcycle gangs. When a marksman known as the Wanderer opens war against injustice in the state of Arizona, his violent actions attract the attention of journalist Rosa Veras, writer of a subversive blog about America's return to the Wild West.

Juni is dying to meet Hunter, Chad’s husband. Seems like it’s easy to be married to Hunter. He plays squash and makes bank. As far as awkward meetings go, where somebody ends up dead, this one’s #goals. Chad’s shadow, Beck, is now his best student, as Juni slowly hands over the reins of Home’s daily operation - and indoctrination - to her ex. She’s slightly jealous of Chad’s ability to mindshare with "our kids", - a talent Juni lacks. Pop’s passing brings Juni to a decision point. Is Chad ready to know the truth? Yes. Is Chad ready to know the whole truth?

Key West Attorney R. Sloan, still reeling from seeing his office firebombed with two Molotov cocktails, answers his cell phone and hears a soft female voice say, "Mr. Sloan, I think I need a lawyer. It's a matter of life and death." Sloan starts to feel for the first time very human and very vulnerable as he tries to figure out who wants him dead. Someone is very intent on killing him any way they can and just won't stop. What he doesn't need is a client with the same problem.

(Newly lengthened and bonus content June 25th 2018) Sometimes nightmares really do come true. Lexa I was a victim turned criminal. Any future I thought I had went up in smoke when the reality of life smacked me in the face. He came to the rescue riding that black chrome beast he called a motorcycle. I let myself love him knowing he wouldn't, and couldn't love me back. Walking away from him was the hardest move I've ever made. Freedom came at a cost. Something I knew all too well. Sam They think they know me? I was Tom to many and Sam too a few. I was the quiet, laid back, and stoic one,...

The final novel from Richard Wagamese, the best-selling and beloved author of Indian Horse and Medicine Walk, centres on an abused woman on the run who finds refuge on a farm owned by an Indigenous man with wounds of his own. A profoundly moving novel about the redemptive power of love, mercy, and compassion - and the land's ability to heal us.

Eli Singer, a rancher and poet in remote Eastern Montana, sees his life upended when a long-buried corpse - which turns out to be a murder victim from Eli's childhood - erodes out of a hillside on his property. This discovery forces Eli to turn inward to revisit the tragic events in his past that led to a life-changing moment of violence, while at the same time he must reach outside himself toward Chloe, a literary agent from New York whom he is falling in love with.

A madman's death triggers the most deadly game of all! They played the most dangerous game of all and death was only the beginning... Six years ago, Police Detective John Bartlett and journalist Benjamin West were instrumental in the capture of notorious master criminal Darrin Morehouse. Their story played out in the media, rocketing both Bartlett and West into local celebrity status. Today, Morehouse, still a master game player and manipulator, commits suicide while in prison. His death initiates one final game of survival for the people Morehouse felt wronged him the most.

The rain pelted against the windowpanes of Amanda Gray's office, as if nature itself was mourning the loss of the prominent businesswoman. The room was dimly lit, the only source of light coming from the desk lamp that illuminated Amanda's lifeless body. She lay sprawled across her desk, a look of terror etched onto her face. The air was heavy with the scent of stale coffee and the metallic tang of blood.

Priests are being burnt in their churches. Pope Paul hires two old enemies to track down the killer. Their journey leads them to Galileo and his students, but finding the killer leads them to another. They can't deal with this one, but perhaps Anthony's teenage children can.

Will Cannon rides to the border town of Columbus, New Mexico, to search for the Blackman Gang. A rancher named Vega, from Mexico, is running a gang of Mexican bandits and renegade Apaches who are robbing and murdering innocent people. Vega has joined forces with a Mexican bandit named Ortiz, who has an army of Mexican rebels. Will enlists the help of the American army to fight the outlaws. A group of vigilantes called the Red Masks are also fighting against Vega. The confrontation comes when General Ortiz tries to buy rifles from a gun runner.

To Hell You Ride, Colorado is the story of the wild lawless mining town in Colorado that was later renamed, Telluride. Will Cannon had already dealt with some of the outlaws from Telluride while he was in Durango, and now he rides to Telluride to rid the small mining camp of the Rugby Gang. Will enlists the help of five Texas cowboys and some miner vigilantes to bring fight Rugby and Killer Cox.

Jack West und seine Freunde müssen, um den globalen Schutzmechanismus aktivieren zu können, das Rätsel um die fünf größten Krieger der Weltgeschichte lösen. Wer sind diese mysteriösen Kämpfer? Nur die Auserwählten dürfen sich der Macht des Schutzschirms bedienen – und ihn zur Rettung oder zum Schaden der Menschheit anwenden. Von Israel über Japan bis in die letzten unerforschten Winkel der Mongolei reisen Jack und sein Team, um die Welt vor dem Untergang zu bewahren.

When dozens of children disappear within hours in broad daylight from schools all over North America, it quickly becomes apparent that this isn’t an ordinary kidnapping. Agent Harper and Detective Boyd begin a race against time to find out where the children have gone before it’s too late. As the sun sets, only one child has been found and her captors detained. Will they reveal the clues needed to find the other children?

Twins Aaron and Clive have been estranged for 40 years. Aaron still lives in the empty, crumbling tower block on the riverside in Deptford where they grew up. Clive is a successful property developer, determined to turn the tower into luxury flats. But Aaron is blocking the plan, and their petty squabble becomes something much greater when two ghosts from the past - twins Annette and Christine - appear in the tower. At once, the desolate estate becomes a stage on which the events of one scorching summer are relived - a summer that shattered their lives and changed everything forever.

Small-town boys Caleb and Jake Boyd spend their days splitting logs and barely scraping by in the badlands of New Mexico. Caleb, a decorated war hero, wants to put his fighting days behind him, find a decent job, and start a quiet life with his new fiancée. But Jake is always dreaming bigger than he should, and when he stumbles across a large crop of marijuana hidden in the wilderness, he thinks he has finally hit the jackpot.

When Sam falls in love with Deptford thug Derek, and Anne’s best friend Kathleen takes her own life, they discover they are linked not just by a world of drugs and revenge - they also share the friendship of the uncanny and enigmatic Deborah. Seamstress, sailor, storyteller and self-proclaimed centenarian immortal, Deborah slowly reveals to Anne and Sam her improbable, fantastical life, a history of hidden Deptford and ultimately the solution to their crises.

When the body of forty-four-year-old Karen Simmons is found abandoned in remote woodland, journalist Kiki Nunn hopes this will be the big break she so desperately needs. Because she has a head start on all the other reporters. Just a week before Karen was killed, Kiki interviewed her about the highs and lows of midlife romance. Karen told her all about kissing strangers under the stars, expensive meals, roses. About the scammers and the creeps . . . While the police appear to be focusing on local suspects, Kiki sets out to write the definitive piece on one woman's fatal search for love.

Texas Ranger Freddie Espinoza is center stage in pursuit of the drug-smuggling county sheriff. Freddie discovers an old friend—and DEA agent—has the sheriff in his crosshairs. Their former Army buddy, a Benedictine monk in his final days, is also on the case in a very unusual way.