Allingham; Desperate Ride

Allingham and his crew are back, forced to confront an evil unlike anything any of them have ever known or dreamt possible. Redheaded women are dying, will Rebecca Allingham nee Halsted be next? The great sleuth-hound Allingham will have to summon all his skill and guts to overcome a horrific monster that has come to disrupt the peace and quiet of their retirement in a deadly game of cat and mouse. There are challenges enough for all, Rosario and Hobbs, once again pressed into service as deputy US Marshals to track down a bloodthirsty revenge killer, Mr. Singh, bent on protecting the most precious thing on earth to him, and Rebecca Allingham, both huntress and hunted. Ride with them on this desperate journey as new characters are introduced into the tumultuous world of the Allingham clan. The Mexican lawyer turned hacendado, Ramon la Garza, Hilola, a woman as wild and unpredictable as the Colorado River on which she and the young mestizo must travel to get home, back in old Mexico. Tough as nails Old Pop and gentle Pierce Hall, the stalwart protectors and avengers, desperately working to purify and rectify a damaged family legacy. Time is running out. The murderers are bearing down. Will Allingham pull it off, find the monster in time? Will La Garza and his wild companion escape the clutches of the deadly bully and cutthroat Thad Hall? Find out in Desperate Ride. Amazon Best Selling Author John Horst was born in Baltimore Maryland and studied Philosophy at Loyola College. His interests include the history and anthropology of the old west. The critically acclaimed Mule Tamer series was his first work of fiction.