Cross Over Nine (Paperback)

Paperback. John Witherby came home for one thing: his miserly granduncle's fortune. Instead he finds a corpse, a riddle scratched on a tape measure-"Start from Powhassett. Cross over nine"-and a town that wants him dead. Hunted by the merciless Doctor and his gang, Witherby must follow a trail of half-buried secrets, broken loyalties, and a mysterious map of symbols that points to two million dollars. and to murder.Into this savage game steps Cherry Larue, the dark-eyed singer who could be trinket or talisman, ally or betrayer. Between the Doctor's cold calculation and a rural community hungry for revenge, Witherby's iron strength and raw honor are all that stand between survival and oblivion. From moonlit raids and backwoods chases to a final, explosive reckoning, Cross Over Nine is a lean, pulpy thriller of greed, grit, and grim justice.Perfect for readers of classic pulp fiction and hard-bitten mysteries, Max Brand's Cross Over Nine delivers full-throttle suspense, murder, and a treasure hunt that won't let you go until the last secret is unearthed. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.