Title
Willow Lane
-MARSHAL THOMPSON, VOL 3Author
Paul L. Thompson
Genre
Fiction-Western
Format
Trade Paper
Dimensions
In Inches
0.88 x 7.98 x 6.06
Page
Count
364
ISBN-10
0971482756
ISBN-13
978-0971482753
Retail
Price
$14.95
Synopsis
The 1870s. As opposed to the myths of popular
culture, not everybody was swaggering around with
six-irons strapped down and leading lives of
mayhem. But there were the exceptions--every bit
as evil, bloody and deadly as legends portray.
And so too, was the law that handled these
outlaws.
In
the mold of men like Bat Masterson and Wyatt
Earp, M D "Shorty" Thompson is just
that kind of lawman: Short on stature but tall on
guts. Hand-picked by President Rutherford B.
Hayes, he is one of best. And since United States
Marshals of the 1870s handle desperados, this
means just about everybody does seem to be using
those strapped-down dragoons and wreaking havoc.
For Marshal M D Thompson, its the life of a
lawman.
Nestled
in the gold and silver mining communities of the
New Mexico territories, hard-working Spanish
villagers rear families while working
side-by-side with decent mining owners whose
property is coveted for the riches. Owned by
various individuals, these properties provide a
comfortable and stable economy for the
communities. But what if one man owned them
all--and for next to nothing as payroll could
keep the villagers producing nuggets? Apparently
those were Manco Dillon's thoughts when he
clamped down his vice-like hold of murder and
greed on an off-the-beaten-path mining community.
In
Willow Lane
that's what Marshal Thompson stumbles into when
returning two children he has happened across
while en route on personal horse business. His
detour to the Lane Ranch yields up an educated
woman named Willow Lane--herself recently
returned from back east to find the family ranch
stolen and her father and brothers missing.
For
most criminals of the old west, greed is the
driving force. But for those like Dillion, greed
is merely the symptom of much deeper sins, and
Marshal Thompson is about to bring down the wrath
of God amid gunfire and Mother Nature's own
ill-timed deluge.
Narrated
in the authentically seasoned dialect of a
southwestern storyteller, the Marshal Thompson
series pays tribute to the thrilling and
heartbreaking hardships of our nation's western
history. Accurately reconstructing the sweeping
landscapes of the old west, these novels document
the times and historical locations largely
ignored by writers who have not been there. Paul
L Thompson actually has been there, and you will
feel like you were there, too.
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About
The Author
PAUL
L. THOMPSON
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