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...

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...

When old cowboy Goober Glendon and his young partner Johnny Wells ride into Silver Bar, they only plan to find work at the Keno range. But a late-night poker game turns deadly when a drunken young man is accused of shooting a fellow ranch hand. Goober’s instincts tell him the boy was framed, and he secretly pockets the murder weapon to protect the son of his old friend, wealthy rancher Frank Austin.As Goober and Johnny arrive at the Star A ranch, they find the Austin family reeling...

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.

Sheriff Henry Harrison Conroy never expected to wear a badge. A former vaudevillian with a round frame and a nose made for footlights, he took the job as a joke—but now the joke is on him. The mining boom in Wild Horse Valley has drawn a wave of drifters, schemers, and cutthroats, and crime is on the rise. With his bony, Shakespeare-quoting deputy and a slow-witted jailer at his side, Henry faces a town on the verge of lawlessness.Then, when a gold prospector turns up dead, Henry m...

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!

Ike Harper and Magpie Simpkins—two good-natured, rough-and-tumble miners—are perfectly content digging for gold and minding their own business. But when their friend Franklyn Burt receives a heartbreaking letter, they decide to throw in their lot and head East to save his sweetheart, Marion White, from marrying a worthless duke. Posing as Marion’s long-lost millionaire uncle “Whispering White,” Magpie and Ike stumble into high society with all the grace of a mule in a drawing room. Through...

When lawlessness sweeps across Sun Dog County, Sheriff Brick Davidson faces his toughest challenge yet. A string of daring robberies, a wrecked stagecoach, and mounting political pressure threaten to derail his re-election—and his control of the frontier town he’s sworn to protect.With his witty and loyal deputy Harp Harris at his side and a mysterious professional investigator brought in to assist, Brick navigates a treacherous web of crime, corruption, and high-stakes intrigue. A...

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!

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 ...