Bøker av McKendree Long

MASTER OF THE OLD WEST, MCKENDREE LONG, IS INTRODUCING EX-RANGER BRODIE DENT IN THIS EPIC WESTERN ADVENTURE.Brodie Dent wakes up in a brothel in Sweetwater, Texas, to learn that a robbery and murder have occurred downstairs. The young ex-Ranger is quickly drafted to join the crusty town marshal on a vengeance ride, as the marshal's girlfriend was the murder victim. The only witness to the crime is the thirteen-year-old brain-damaged son of the murdered prostitute, and so the boy must accompany Brodie and the marshal.When the bandits abduct four women in nearby Tascosa, the mission of the posse changes from revenge to rescue-and then back to vengeance."McKendree Long is known for writing stories that are hard to put down. Brodie is right up at the top of that list." ―D.B. Jackson, Winner of the Western Heritage Award

AN EPIC STORY OF THE JOURNEY TO JUSTICE IN THE EARLY AMERICAN WEST. Curly Jack and his sidekick, the retired U.S. marshal Brodie Dent, just want to live peacefully and take care of their families and ranches. But bad guys keep getting in the way.Whenever someone is in trouble, Curly and Brodie ride to the rescue and do whatever it takes to right wrongs and keep the peace."McKendree Long knows how to spin a yarn." - Johnny D. Boggs, Spur Award-winning author

The third and final novel in the epic western Superstition Gun Trilogy by McKendree Long.Raw, unvarnished, and authentic, Mike Long doesn't pull any punches when he writes anything western. The detail about the historical events in this book are spot on, including his riveting depiction of what it must have been like to be fighting the Battle of the Big Horn, also known as Custer's Last Stand. Long's command of the language, his use of imagery and his knowledge of weaponry make this a book for any western, adventure, or historical reader.

The second novel in the epic western Superstition Gun Trilogy by McKendree Long.In this sequel to his novel, No Good Like It Is, McKendree Long continues the saga of Dobey Walls and Jimmy Boss Melton during the three years following the Civil War. A great crime decimates the tiny Panhandle community of Canadian Fort, twisting relationships and putting Dobey and the Boss on a trail of retribution and frontier justice, yet unaware that they are targets of two Pinkerton teams. Black Kettle, Meotzi, the 'Boy General' Custer, and J.B. Hickok flesh out the cast in this all new classic tale.

The first novel in the epic western Superstition Gun Trilogy by McKendree Long.1858, Fort Gibson, Indian Territory2d Lieutenant Dobey Walls meets and bonds with veteran Corporal Jimmy Melton. As the Civil War begins, they leave to join the 8th Texas Cavalry in Houston, then take part in the first and the final charges of the Army of Tennessee. Between those events, they ride with Nathan Bedford Forrest, play an honorable role in the Fort Pillow Massacre, harass Sherman with Shannon's Raiders, and visit the second best brothel in Atlanta. As surrender looms, they're released to search for Dobey's long-missing family in the Texas Panhandle. Their efforts are hampered by destitute farmers, lonely widows, dangerous militia, freed slaves, and runaways, who increase their numbers and excitement. In the process, they save a quadroon and her daughter from Yankee deserters who have stolen a Union payroll. This act of mercy brings them romance but puts Pinkerton detectives and a renegade lawman on their trail.