In book 2, an ex-girlfriend of Richard's goes missing, and he's coerced by his best friend Jane - a cop and the current partner of the missing woman - to find her. Along the way he discovers a secret life she's been leading and dark corners of society she's been probing. Richard's investigative efforts lead to various attempts on his life, as he works on finding both the missing woman and his would-be killers.

In book 1 of the Discreet Inquiries series, Richard Hedd, Private Investigator, gets mixed up with Mistress Simone, whose life is being threatened. Richard finds himself in the unfamiliar territory of being a white knight while he tries to discover who is intent on killing her.

"A western saga of adventure and romance. A time when men were men, and hats were worn on your head"Dry Gulch is a western parody about a former gunslinger who rides into a town that is controlled by the local cattle baron, and threatened by the local Indians. At the centre of the town is Miss Kitty, who runs the saloon and brothel. Dan makes it his mission to save the day, however he can.

A woman ahead of her time, Mary Breydon knew how to get things done. Raised on a Virginia plantation, she learned how to care for livestock, respect her workers, and keep good books. But after her husband is killed, Mary must provide for her young daughter by running a stage coach station on the Cherokee Trail. With the help of an Irish maid and a mysterious stranger, Mary faces challenges that even the men eagerly anticipating her failure would have a difficult time overcoming. After firi...

Yes, it's another another great selection of four western-themed books from Wildside Press! Here are:THE TONTO KID, by H. H. Knibbs ... Few Western novels present such a powerful and ruthless character as young Pete in The Tonto Kid. Like Billy the Kid, Pete started his violent career at an early age; by thirteen he was famous as a “killer.” His vivid life is a classic in Western fiction, written by a man who knows the drama of a colorful American era....

Wagon trains heading west were forced to defend themselves against Indians, cope with injuries and illness, and struggle to find food. The group of easterners Rock Bannon was scouting for faced another problem. They were being deceived. When he warned them to remain on the Humboldt Trail, Sharon Crockett and the others refused to listen. Mort Harper, a stranger riding a beautiful black mare, had dazzled them with his charm and good looks. The southern route was the best way to go, Harper t...

Dal and Mac Traven left Texas young and idealistic. They came back from opposite sides of a living hell, a war that had torn the nation in two. They wanted only to reclaim their old lives—but one man held their futures hostage.Colonel Henry T. Ashford had gathered an army of criminals and renegade soldiers, leading them on a path of destruction and kidnapping through Texas to the Gulf. Among Ashford’s captives were the Travens’ sister and Dal’s tough-minded fiancée, Kate.N...

Classic western novel, first published in 1919. According to Wikipedia: "William MacLeod Raine (1871—1954), was a British-born American novelist who wrote fictional adventure stories about the American Old West.."

This book-collection file includes: A Daughter Of Raasay A Tale Of The '45 - 1901; Wyoming, A Story Of The Outdoor West - 1908; Brand Blotters - 1909; Ridgway Of Montana - 1909; Bucky O'Connor - 1910; A Texas Ranger - 1910; Mavericks - 1911; The Vision Splendid - 1913; Crooked Trails And Straight - 1913; A Daughter Of The Dons - 1914; The Pirate Of Panama - 1914; The Highgrader - 1915; Steve Yeager 1915; The Sheriff's Son 1917; The Yukon Trail - 1917; A Man Four-Square - 1919; Oh, You Tex!...

This book-collection file includes: Arizona Nights, Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life, The Blazed Trail, the Claim Jumpers, The Forest, The Forty-Niners, The Gray Dawn, The Killer, The Mountains, and The Riverman. According to Wikipedia: "Stewart Edward White (12 March 1873 – September 18, 1946) was an American author. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan he earned degrees from University of Michigan (Ph.D., 1895; M.A., 1903). From about 1900 until about 1922, he wrote adventure ...

Texas Ranger Tim Bannon has been assigned to track down a gang of vicious outlaws who have been robbing and murdering all over south-central Texas. However, he has a problem. His old horse is no longer up to the task of traveling for days on end chasing renegades. Tim is forced to take the trail on a rented livery stable mount. Before he finds his quarry, he will discover that Rangers don't always have only two legs... some have four.

For Cavalry Sergeant Ed Blaine, wounded by an Apache lance, the way station offered a chance to recover. All he wanted was a place to rest. But it was not to be.First he met up with the girl he had once been about to marry. And then he found himself under the guns of a bunch of outlaws waiting to free their brother from an incoming stage, men who had a past score to settle with Blaine.Just when Blaine figured it couldn't get any worse, Butler's Station was hit by a band of wa...