This collection gathers fast-moving Western short stories from the pulp era, set around mining camps, ranches, and rough-and-ready towns. W.C. Tuttle blends action, wit, and frontier problem-solving in tales where cowhands, lawmen, and drifters face hard choices and harder country. Contents include “Derelicts of the Hills,” “His Brother’s Keeper,” “The Catspaw of Piperock,” “Injuneered,” “Henry Goes Prehistoric,” and “Dancing Devil Range.”Written for magazines such as Adventure...

Once voted Adventure magazine's most popular author, W.C. Tuttle introduced the world to one of his longest-running—and most popular—series characters, Henry Harrison Conroy, in the pages of Argosy. Collected here are the next two novels: “The Sheriff of Tonto Town” and “Suspected by Henry.”

Amidst the dreary rain of San Francisco, a young woman on the brink of despair crosses paths with a lone cowboy from the desert. A violent incident forces them to flee together, clutching a suitcase that holds more than just clothes—it contains a ticket to a new identity and a destiny intertwined with a distant ranch.Arriving in the dusty town of Oreana, Arizona, they are drawn into a longstanding feud between cattle ranches, where old grudges and hidden wills dictate the fate of t...

The railroad telegraph message said simply: HELP HOLDUP PRIVATE CAR HELP. The agent snapped to his feet and acted at once. He had seen the private car at the rear of that freight, and he knew well who James Worthington Steele was. Someone was robbing one of the most important men in the company!

W. C. Tuttle (November 11, 1883 – June 6, 1969) was an American writer who sold more than 1000 magazine stories and dozens of novels, almost all of which were westerns.

Amidst the dreary rain of San Francisco, a young woman on the brink of despair crosses paths with a lone cowboy from the desert. A violent incident forces them to flee together, clutching a suitcase that holds more than just clothes—it contains a ticket to a new identity and a destiny intertwined with a distant ranch.Arriving in the dusty town of Oreana, Arizona, they are drawn into a longstanding feud between cattle ranches, where old grudges and hidden wills dictate the fate of t...

In When East Met West, W.C. Tuttle brings his signature blend of wit and Western action to the story of a polished Easterner who finds himself out of his element in the rugged frontier. When city manners collide with cowboy code, sparks—and laughter—fly. What starts as a culture clash becomes an unlikely alliance as both men confront local trouble, outlaws, and misunderstandings that can only be solved with grit, charm, and a whole lot of humor.With Tuttle’s trademark stor...

In the wild hills of Willer Crick, a peculiar clan reigns with their own twisted laws. When cowpunchers Hashknife Hartley and Sleepy Stevens stumble into their midst, they find themselves entangled in a web of family feuds, forbidden love, and a fight for justice.Amidst the chaos, an unlikely bond forms between Hashknife and a spirited young boy named Buddy. As tensions mount and danger lurks at every turn, the two friends must navigate the treacherous landscape of Willer Crick, ri...

When an epidemic of crime strikes, sheriff "Brick" Davidson has trouble handling the situation. The County Commissioners employ a professional investigator to deal with the problem. Spurred on by this move, Brick, with the assistance of his two closest friends, digs into the mystery, which soon grows to include the killing of a stage-driver and the disappearance of his little boy."A very striking, effective romance." —The Scotsman."A well-told story." —The New ...

Hashknife Hartlely and his partner, two footloose cowpokes with a reputation for getting things done, ended up in Blue Wells, Arizona just in time to meet trouble. Far from a sleepy town, it was a hotbed of criminal activity—and Hashknife and Sleepy never could let things rest!

Hashknife Hartlely and his partner, two footloose cowpokes with a reputation for getting things done, are hired to look into the matter of disappearing cattle at the Circle Cross outfit.

Here is a classic suspense tale with a western setting, by one of the most popular and prolific western authors of all time. Features a new introduction.