Iron Marshal: A Western Duo (Five Star Westerns) - Hardcover

Paine, Lauran

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1594149399 ISBN 13: 9781594149399

Publisher: Five Star, 2011

Synopsis

In Lost Valley, the Lost Valley Ranch is a far-reaching empire founded by James Hyland, advanced by his son Angus Hyland, and inherited in the third generation by Douglas Hyland. Sheriff Evan Hatfield is a fair-minded man who wants to maintain the peace. This intention is challenged with the arrival of a homesteader who was issued a claim along Arapaho Creek by the Land Office in Denver. Douglas Hyland has documents in Spanish that support his claims to both sides of Arapaho creek, but he must make a trip to correct the error at the Land Office. New claimants arrive while he is gone and no one is going to stop them from moving onto their claims and building structures — not the aggressive crew of Lost Valley Ranch and certainly not the sheriff.

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Reviews

These two short novels by the incredibly prolific Paine provide, as usual, perfect fodder for the western aficionado. In Lost Valley, Douglas Hyland, the third-generation owner of a family ranching empire, is faced with the possible destruction of the empire by settlers who arrive on the land, claiming they have legal titles to it. Iron Marshall tells the story of Jim Collins, a marshal who should, according to some, move on and let someone else take over. But when a stranger comes to town, Collins’ enemies look to him to take action (evoking High Noon). Paine, always adept at spinning a compelling yarn, again gives genre fans exactly what they expect: solidly written western stories that balance action and character. --David Pitt

Edition details

• Publisher: Five Star
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1594149399
• ISBN 13: 9781594149399
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256