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When Hack Long and his outlaws break out of jail and split up to escape, they each find themselves scrabbling along a desolated landscape, heading for Texas to reclaim their stolen gold, while being hunted by lawmen, Comanches and violent gang who also want their ill-gotten gains.
2) Bad guys
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To Zack's family's relief, the stay-at-home science-fiction writer has ventured out of the house to work for the city paper. But while researching an article, Zack stumbles upon what may be a homicide. Suddenly he's at the center of a violent crime wave and destined for a confrontation with an infamous mob figure. And all is not quiet on the home front either, as Zack's kids make some troubling new acquaintances of their own... As his worlds collide,...
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Inspector Sejer novels volume 10
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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On a wet, gray night in early November, Charlo Torp, a former gambler who's only recently kicked the habit, makes his way through the slush to Harriet Krohn's apartment, flowers in hand. Certain that paying off his debt is the only path to starting a new life and winning his daughter's forgiveness, Charlo plans to rob the wealthy old woman's antique silver collection. What he doesn't expect is for her to put up a fight. The following morning Harriet...
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Center Point Pub
Pub. Date
2011, c1942
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287 p. ; 23 cm.
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English
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The outlaw avalanche of the Colorado River Basin provided a grim and exciting challenge to the Hammersley Expedition crowd. But hard-bitten and hard-boiled adventurers Rainbow Ripley and Grumpy Gibbs weren't looking to explore -- they were hot on the trail of a million dollar train robbery. When Rainbow and Grumpy discovered a link between the river explorers and a trigger-happy gang of outlaws, the partners decided to throw in their lot with Professor...
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Cold storage novels volume 4
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English
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"Things in the sleepy fishing town of Cold Storage, Alaska, are changing. It's the summer of 1968; the men are wearing their hair long, the Vietnam War is at its height, and multiple assassinations have gripped the country. But some things remain the same. Ellie's bar is still the place to catch up on the town gossip, and there's a lot to talk about, from the boys who have returned from the war (and the ones who haven't), to the robberies that are...
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Center Point Large Print
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2015.
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335 pages ; 23 cm.
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English
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Lured by the promise of the gold rush, Cam Sutton leaves his cow-herding job for the deposit-rich gulches of the Black Hills. But his carefree journey is interrupted when he rescues Mary Bishop and her daughters from a stagecoach holdup. Cam accompanies them on their search for Mr. Bishop, only to discover that he's been murdered in Custer City, leaving behind a share of a lucrative gold mine to his family. Now Cam must find a way to escort the Bishops...
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Mrs. King is no ordinary housekeeper. Born into a world of con artists and thieves, she’s made herself respectable, running the grandest home in Mayfair. The place is packed with treasures, a glittering symbol of wealth and power, but dark secrets lurk in the shadows.
When Mrs. King is suddenly dismissed from her position, she recruits an eclectic group of women to join her in revenge: A black market queen out to settle her scores. An actress desperate...
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Schaffner Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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324 pages
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English
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"Capri Dall has a foolproof plan to knock over the marijuana dispensary where she works. But when her boyfriend botches the heist, the two of them end up in a stolen car with a trunkful of rare high-end weed-and an unhinged security guard on their trail. Harry Robatore is a burned-out rhinestone cowboy, barely scraping by as a bail bondsman. Agreeing to help out an old pal, and settle his bar tab, he sets out to track down the lovers on the run. The...
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Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
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314 pages : map ; 22 cm.
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English
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"Recent university graduate David 'Kubu' Bengu joins the Botswana Criminal Investigation Department directly rather than via the normal route of a constable on the beat. This does not sit well with existing detectives. Shortly after he joins the CID, the richest diamond mine in the world is robbed of 100,000 carats of diamonds in transit. The robbery is well-executed and brutal. Police immediately suspect an inside job, but there is no evidence of...
10) Six-gun stampede
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Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2021.
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248 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
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English
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"Walt Lee wants to be an Arizona Ranger, but Captain Tom McDonough has a challenge for him to complete first. Rancher Bruce "Wolf" Felton has long been suspected of rustling, but the Rangers were never able to prove anything. Since Walt worked on the neighboring Lazy B, Captain Tom wanted him to get the proof they needed. If he were successful, there would be a Ranger badge waiting for him. The next day, Walt heads out with two other cowhands to take...
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Penguin Random House Grupo USA
Pub. Date
2023.
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367 pages ;
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Español
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Ray Carney, hijo de un miembro de la mafia local y padre de familia modélico, regenta la tienda de muebles de la calle Ciento veinticinco, en Harlem. Ray intenta alejarse de la vida de delincuencia que su padre le mostró de niño, pero con un segundo hijo en camino necesita sacarse un dinero extra revendiendo artículos robados. Ahora, su primo Freddie le ofrece participar en algo más peligroso: el robo del famoso hotel Theresa, el Waldorf de Harlem....
12) Harlem shuffle
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Harlem trilogy volume 1
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English
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"'Ray Carney was only slightly bent when it came to being crooked' ... To his customers and neighbors on 125th street, Carney is an upstanding salesman of reasonably-priced furniture, making a life for himself and his family. He and his wife Elizabeth are expecting their second child, and if her parents on Striver's Row don't approve of him or their cramped apartment across from the subway tracks, it's still home. Few people know he descends from...
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Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2017.
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360 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
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English
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Marshal Redleaf: Chet Redleaf, who is one-third Indian, must find out who stole a shipment of $4,000 from the local stage while the driver and guard were busy working on a wheel. The robbers left not boot tracks, but moccasin tracks. The problem is the Indians have been moved to the reservation, except for a few hold-outs who try to keep their presence hidden and have no particular use for money. Redleaf comes to think that it might have been an inside...
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