Spydus Search Results - Series: Linford western library

Emerson's hex : a Larry & Stretch western

Author: Grover, Marshall
Large print ed.
Published: Leicester : Linford, 1994.
264 p.
Linford western library

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Fugitive run / Chet Cunningham.

Author: Cunningham, Chet
Large print ed.
Published: Leicester : Thorpe, 2013.
296 p. (large print) ; 19 cm.
Linford western library
Linford western library
David West is a fugitive on the run, despite his innocence. He leaves Boston and heads for Junction Springs, Colorado. Here he meets detective Susan Kramer, who needs him to help discover the identity of her father's killer. When, eventually, the killer is nailed and brought to trial, West returns to Boston with his new expertise determined to seek justice and catch the man who killed his fiancee. Can West avenge her death and once more find love?

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Gila monster [large print] / Colin Bainbridge.

Author: Bainbridge, Colin
Large print edition.
Published: Leicester : Thorpe, 2017.
216 pages ; 19 cm.
Linford western library
A stagecoach is on its way to the small town of Medicine Bend when it is attacked by outlaws. However, the coach's passengers manage to repel them. This disparate array of characters - the new marshal Wade Calvin; Mr Taber, insurance salesman; and Miss Jowett, on her way to take on caring for her widowed nephew's children - thus find their lives intertwined. But as they settle into life in Medicine Bend, Gila Goad, the outlaws' vicious leader, hears news of the botched robbery - and is determined to get his revenge...

Porirua (Porirua City) - Large Print - Paperback - BAI - Paperback - Onloan - Due: 28 Jun 2017
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Lonely rider [large print] / Steve Hayes.

Author: Hayes, Steve, 1931-
Large print edition.
Published: Leicester : Thorpe, 2017.
240 pages ; 19 cm.
Linford western library
He calls himself 'Melody', after the word burned inside his belt. Because he can't remember his own name - or anything at all prior to the past six weeks. It's 'amnesia', according to Regan Avery, the woman he rescues from a fast-flowing river. But Melody doesn't need the fancy name for his predicament to know he's in trouble - for the few things he CAN remember involve being shot at and wounded, with a posse hard on his heels...

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Guns of the Brasada [large print] / Neil Hunter.

Author: Hunter, Neil, 1940-
Large print edition.
Published: Leicester : Thorpe, 2017.
176 pages ; 19 cm.
Ballard and McCall ; 2.
Linford western library
Ballard and McCall are in Texas, working for Henry Conway, an old friend, on the Lazy-C ranch. But trouble is brewing: Yancey Merrick, owner of the big Diamond-M, keeps pushing to expand his empire. Then Henry's son Harry is run down through the brasada thicket before being shot in the back and killed. Determined to find the guilty party, Ballard and McCall suddenly find themselves deep in a developing range war...

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Buckshot ridge [large print] / Jake Douglas.

Author: Douglas, Jake
Large print edition.
Published: Leicester : Thorpe, 2017.
232 pages ; 19 cm
Linford western library
Clint Reid's only wish is to transform the Delta Ranch where he lives into a home, so that he can settle down peacefully with his fiancee, Belle Camden. All is going smoothly until he witnesses a brutal murder. When lies and threats don't intimidate Clint, the killer takes Belle hostage. All Clint must do is forget what he's seen and move on, and Belle will be returned unharmed. In a situation that goes against Clint's moral code, ultimately the choice can only be made by gunsmoke - and blood.

Masterton Library (Masterton) - Large print - LP DOUG - Available
Porirua (Porirua City) - Large Print - Paperback - DOU - Paperback - Onloan - Due: 23 Jun 2017
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The broken trail [large print] / Alexander Frew.

Author: Frew, Alexander
Large print edition.
Published: Leicester : Thorpe, 2017.
264 pages ; 19 cm.
Linford western library
After a gang of robbers tries to kill him on the trail to Coker, Cody is lost and wounded. When he finally arrives in town, the corrupt sheriff blames him for the murder of a prominent citizen, who was slain by the same gang. Cody vows that he will unleash death and destruction on the men who embroiled him in this fight - but he has been thrown into a tiny cell, falsely identified by the widow of the dead man, and today, without trial, he must hang...

Masterton Library (Masterton) - Large print - LP FREW - In-process (Set: 17 Mar 2017)
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Dead man river [large print] / Tyler Hatch.

Author: Hatch, Tyler
Large print edition.
Published: Leicester : Thorpe, 2017.
248 pages ; 19 cm.
Linford western library
At first, it seemed to Dave Brent like a wonderful solution to his troubles: exchange identities with the dead man he found floating in the river, and that should be the last he'd hear of the Vandemanns, who wanted his blood. But the dead man was more popular than Dave reckoned - and a lot of men want to find the one now using his name. If they catch him, they intend to offer him a choice of deaths - by torture or a quick bullet. Dave isn't keen on either option...

Masterton Library (Masterton) - Large print - LP HATC - In-process (Set: 17 Mar 2017)
Porirua (Porirua City) - Large Print - Paperback - HAT - Paperback - Onloan - Due: 23 Jun 2017

The Lightning Kid [large print] / James Clay.

Author: Clay, James
Large print edition.
Published: Leicester : Thorpe, 2017.
270pages ; 19 cm
Linford western library
William Brookshire's son Thad ran away nine months ago - and gained a reputation as the notorious gunfighter the Lightning Kid. Near death, William hires detective Rance Dehner to locate Thad and bring him home, so he may see him just once more. In a race against time to reach the youth before others get to him first, Rance is tossed into a whirlwind of death and deceit as he tries desperately to rescue Thad - and uncover the true identity of the Lightning Kid.

Porirua (Porirua City) - Large Print - Paperback - CLA - Paperback - Onloan - Due: 23 Jun 2017
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The fastest gun in Texas [large print] / Edwin Derek.

Author: Derek, Edwin
Large print edition.
Published: Leicester : Thorpe, 2017.
236 pages ; 19 cm
Linford western library
Known only as Colorado, he is one of the fastest and most feared guns in Texas - but still falls for a trap while riding across the Panhandle, and is shot and left for dead by thieves who steal his horse. Wounded, he stumbles across an isolated ranch, and is nursed back to health by its owner Helen Blaine. However, the ranch is under the protection of Quanah, a Comanche chief, who forces Colorado to prove his worth by fighting one of his warriors...

Porirua (Porirua City) - Large Print - Paperback - DER - Paperback - Onloan - Due: 23 Jun 2017
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A bullet for lawless [large print] / Steve Hayes.

Author: Hayes, Steve, 1931-
Large print edition.
Published: Leicester : Thorpe, 2017.
218 pages ; 19 cm
Santa Rosa saga
Linford western library
When Ben Lawless takes a bushwhacker's bullet but survives, he knows exactly who shot him - Latigo Rawlins, the man who never misses. So why is he merely wounded instead of dead? Nursed by rancher Veronica Ketchum, who is embroiled in an ongoing feud with land-grabbing cattle baron Stillman J. Stadtlander, the killer of her father, Lawless returns the favour by taking her side in the conflict. But he can't take on Stadtlander's gunhawks alone - he must join forces with Rawlins...

Porirua (Porirua City) - Large Print - Paperback - HAY - Paperback - Onloan - Due: 23 Jun 2017
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The lawmen [large print] / Paul Bedford.

Author: Bedford, Paul (Western fiction writer)
Large print edition.
Published: Leicester : Thorpe, 2017.
256 pages ; 19 cm.
Linford western library
In 1885 a large band of Canadian rebels slips south over the border into Montana Territory with a stolen Gatling gun. Deputy United States Marshal Jesse Bronson is sent to apprehend them, accompanied by a corporal of the Canadian North-West Mounted Police. Though Bronson is initially resentful of the Mountie's presence, a bond begins to form between them. Facing bloody confrontations, a river pursuit, and a final momentous showdown, they'll need to trust each other to survive...

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No way back [large print] / Ethan Flagg.

Author: Flagg, Ethan
Large print edition.
Published: Leicester : Thorpe, 2017.
226 pages ; 19 cm.
Linford western library
Cole Rickard returns to the Arizona town of Maverick, hoping to make amends for an ignominious departure five years previously. His status as the Reno Kid, a ruthless bounty hunter and fast gun, has made him the target of young hotheads eager to snatch away what he now considers to be a crown of thorns. Cole wants nothing more than to settle down. But shucking such a dubious reputation is tough: there will always be somebody waiting to call him out...

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Ghosts of war smoke [large print] / Michael D. George.

Author: George, Michael D.
Large print edition.
Published: Leicester : Thorpe, 2017.
172 pages ; 19 cm.
Linford western library
War Smoke is busier than usual as gamblers flock to take part in the biggest poker game ever to be staged at the famed Longhorn saloon. Yet, unknown to Marshal Matt Fallen, there are others there who have less than honest intentions. Gentleman Joe Laker, famed for his skills as a poker player and his prowess with guns, is riding towards the town, as is another man - with something far more blood-chilling on his mind than playing cards.

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Death mountain [large print] / Dale Brandon.

Author: Brandon, Dale
Large print edition.
Published: Leicester : Linford, 2017.
268 pages ; 19 cm
Linford western library
After the brutal murder of their employer, Matt Stone and Spider McCaw are determined to track down the culprits. Their search leads them to an outlaw hideout - in the area known as Death Mountain, because nobody attempting to pass has ever come back. The two friends must contend with not only the perilous mountain heights, but also a terrifying menace in a narrow canyon. Can they survive the treacherous journey and bring the killers to justice?

Porirua (Porirua City) - Large Print - Paperback - BRA - Paperback - Onloan - Due: 23 Jun 2017
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Dead men don't bleed [large print] / Walter L. Bryant.

Author: Bryant, Walter L.
Large print edition.
Published: Leicester : Thorpe, 2017.
241 pages ; 19 cm
Linford western library
Brothers Ray and Buck Norris quit the Rebel army in 1863 and go their separate ways. Whilst Ray seeks vengeance on those who killed their parents, Buck has had enough of killing, and drifts for eleven years until he reaches Rymansville. There, he immediately runs into trouble. After going to the rescue of a young woman, he is arrested by a marshal who mistakes him for Ray - now a wanted fugitive...

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Jefferson's saddle [large print] / Will DuRey.

Author: DuRey, Will
Large print edition.
Published: Leicester : Thorpe, 2017.
212 pages ; 19cm
Linford western library
When Charlie Jefferson arrives in the Texas town of Mortimer, left for dead after a brutal ambush and robbery, he is intent on finding the man who did this to him. But he is unwittingly drawn into a plot involving the town council. For, en route to Mortimer from the wasteland where he was left to perish, Jefferson stumbled across a dying Texas Ranger. And by showing mercy to the man, he may have sealed his own fate...

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Porirua (Porirua City) - Large Print - Paperback - DUR - Onloan - Due: 23 Jun 2017
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A rope for Iron Eyes [large print] / Rory Black.

Author: Black, Rory
Large print edition.
Published: Leicester : Thorpe, 2016.
192 pages ; 19 cm.
Iron Eyes
Linford western library
Notorious bounty hunter Iron Eyes corners the deadly Brand brothers in the house with the red lamp above its door. As the outlaws enjoy themselves, Iron Eyes bursts in with guns blazing. But Matt Brand and his siblings are harder to kill than most wanted men: they fight like tigers, and Iron Eyes is lynched before they ride off. Yet even a rope cannot stop Iron Eyes. And he is determined to resume his deadly hunt, regardless of whoever dares stand in his way.

Porirua (Porirua City) - Large Print - Paperback - BLA - Paperback - Onloan - Due: 28 Jun 2017
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Duel of the outlaws [large print] / John Russell Fearn.

Author: Fearn, John Russell, 1908-1960
Large print edition.
Published: Leicester : Thorpe, 2016.
280 pages ; 19 cm.
Linford western library
The inhabitants of Twin Pines, Arizona lead uneventful, happy lives - until the sudden arrival of Black Yankee and his gang. They shoot the sheriff, take over the place, and Twin Pines spirals downwards into an outlaw town, with lawlessness and sudden death the norm. When Thorn Tanworth, son of the sheriff, returns from his travels, to everyone's astonishment he establishes a mutually beneficial partnership with Black Yankee. But then the two men begin fighting each other for control of the town...

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Five shots left [large print] / Ben Bridges.

Author: Bridges, Ben, 1958-
Large print edition.
Published: Leicester : Thorpe, 2016.
216 pages ; 19 cm.
Linford western library
When you have only five shots left, you have to make each one count. Like the outlaw whose quest for revenge didn't go quite according to plan. Or the cowboy who ended up using a most unusual weapon to defeat his enemy. Then there was the storekeeper who had to face his worst fear. A down-at-heel sheepherder who was obliged to set past hatreds aside when renegade Comanches went on the warpath. And an elderly couple who struggled to keep the secret that threatened to tear them apart...

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Kid fury [large print] / Michael D George.

Author: George, Michael D.
Large print edition.
Published: Leicester : Thorpe, 2016.
184 pages ; 19 cm.
Linford Western library
The remote settlement of War Smoke lies quiet - until the calm is shattered by a gunshot. Marshal Matt Fallen and his deputy Elmer spring into action to investigate. Then another shot rings out, and cowboy Billy Jackson's horse gallops into town, dragging its owner's corpse in the dust: one boot still caught in its stirrup, and one hand gripping a smoking gun. Meanwhile, the paths of hired killer Waco Walt Dando and gunfighter Kid Fury are set to converge on War Smoke...

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The bandaged riders [large print] / Gordon Landsborough.

Author: Landsborough, Gordon
Large print edition.
Published: Leicester : Thorpe, 2016.
344 pages ; 19 cm.
Linford western library
In the shambles of the stricken, defeated South, lawless men like Reuben Slatt and his ragged followers roam free. Slatt has an idea: adopt the flag of the victors to forcibly take over a town, bleed the place dry, and shoot as traitors any Southerner who dares raise a hand against them. But there is one man who will not stand by and see people exploited and humbled. And yet he knows nothing about himself - not even for which side he had fought during the war...

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Vengeance trail [large print] / Steve Hayes.

Author: Hayes, Steve, 1931-
Large print edition.
Published: Leicester : Thorpe, 2016.
240 p. (large print) ; 19 cm.
Santa Rosa saga
Linford western library
A vengeance trail brings Waco McAllum to Santa Rosa, hunting his brother's killers: a grudge which can only be settled by blood. He finds valuable allies in Drifter, Latigo Rawlins, and Gabriel Moonlight - three men who are no strangers to trouble. But along the way, he finds himself on another trail: a crooked one that leads straight to a gang of violent cattle-rustlers. In the final showdown, will Waco get his revenge - or a whole lot more besides?

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Border gold [large print] / Sydney J. Bounds.

Author: Bounds, Sydney J.
Large print edition.
Published: Leicester : Thorpe, 2016.
280 pages ; 19 cm.
Linford western library
Linford western library
Texas Ranger Gil Palmer has orders to bring in bandit El Lobo - The Wolf, leader of a band of Mexican outlaw raiders - dead or alive. In the town of El Grande, he joins up with Alison and Keith Knox, travelling west on the trail of their grandfather's Spanish gold. As their journey unfolds, Gil discovers that he has a rival suitor for the red-headed Alison. And before the end of the trail, he will face the wrath of El Lobo in a bloody fight to the death...

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Death at the yellow rose [large print] / Brent Larssen.

Author: Larssen, Brent
Large print edition.
Published: Leicester : Thorpe, 2016.
248 pages ; 19 cm.
Linford Western library
After another punishing winter spent herding steers up the Chisholm Trail, ageing cowboy Chris Bridges takes a job in the Yellow Rose saloon, figuring life will be easier from now on. He could not be more wrong. Framed for the murder of a young girl, his attempts to clear his name see him linking up with a New York detective investigating a mysterious racket. Bridges is learning that life in town can be every bit as hazardous as that on the trail...

Masterton Library (Masterton) - Large print - LP LARS - Onloan - Due: 23 Jun 2017
Taita Library (Hutt City) - Large Print - LAR - Available

Dig two graves [large print] / Peter Wilson.

Author: Wilson, Peter, 1942-
Large print edition.
Published: Leicester : Thorpe, 2016.
288 pages ; 19 cm
Linford western library
When the town's newspaper office is burned to the ground and the owner murdered, suspicion falls on Lane Cutler, the young deputy marshal of Progress. His alibi - that he was being held prisoner by ruffians at the time of the killing - persuades veteran lawman Ben McCabe to go in search of the truth. But the marshal runs into a wall of silence, shored up by blackmail and revenge. And when death strikes again, McCabe must join forces with a stranger before the final showdown...

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Gun feud [large print] / A. A.Glynn.

Author: Glynn, A. A.
Large print edition.
Published: Leicester : Thorpe, 2016.
240 pages ; 19 cm.
Linford Western library
A tall stranger rides into Crimson Peak, New Mexico: clad in dusty range-garb, the wide brim of his Stetson shading a lean face, two Colt .45s slung low. The man is Will Callender, fearless and furious and out for revenge. Having journeyed from Arizona to seek out his brother's killers and bring the might of justice down upon lawless men, he is determined that nothing and nobody will stand in his way.

Masterton Library (Masterton) - Large print - LP GLYN - Onloan - Due: 15 Jun 2017

Montana vengeance [large print] / Jake Shipley.

Author: Shipley, Jake
Large print edition.
Published: Leicester : Thorpe, 2016.
248 pages ; 19 cm.
Linford Western library
Ethan Todd, the crippled ex-sheriff of White Bluff, is free from prison after five years' incarceration - swearing vengeance on the Jackson clan, who sent him to jail and stole his star. When the White Bluff Cattleman's Bank is robbed by the Paulson gang, Sheriff Jeff Jackson pursues the fugitives, ordering a posse to follow him - but when the Paulsons encounter his cousin Sarah, they take her hostage. Will Jackson succeed in rescuing Sarah, and escaping unscathed from Ethan Todd's vengeance?

Masterton Library (Masterton) - Large print - LP SHIP - Onloan - Due: 21 Jun 2017
Taita Library (Hutt City) - Large Print - SHI - Available

The marshal's daughter [large print] / Harriet Cade.

Author: Cade, Harriet
Large print edition.
Published: Leicester : Thorpe, 2016.
248 p. (large print) ; 19 cm.
Linford western library
Marshal Jeremiah Hammond's daughter Esther has gone off the rails and participated in a robbery. The puritanical lawman knows it is his duty to bring her to justice - though he soon finds that doing one's duty is more complicated than he first thought. But when Esther commits murder, Hammond finds himself fighting with all his strength to protect his family - and, putting all his principles aside, assisting his precious daughter in evading the law...

Masterton Library (Masterton) - Large print - LP CADE - Onloan - Due: 15 Jul 2017
Porirua (Porirua City) - Large Print - Paperback - CAD - Paperback - Available

Incident at Fall Creek [large print] / D. M. Harrison.

Author: Harrison, D. M. (Diana M.)
Large print edition.
Published: Leicester : Thorpe, 2016.
Published: ©2014
240 pages (large print) ; 19 cm.
Linford western library
As Charles Gilson's line of employment usually involves wanted dodgers and a sawn-off shotgun, when he receives news of an inheritance, he is determined to make a fresh start. But Gilson has competition for the money: Theodore Alden has charged his lawyer with securing it by fair means or foul. With everyone, including Town Marshal Hardy, against Gilson, the odds seemed stacked against him - it will take more than a few bullets to secure what is rightfully his...

Masterton Library (Masterton) - Large print - LP HARR - Onloan - Due: 19 Jun 2017
Porirua (Porirua City) - Large Print - Paperback - HAR - Paperback - Available