Frank Carlson Library

"The Angels of North County is an adventure novel set in the late 1800s in the American West. The "Angels" are Civil War veterans exiled by the war to the horse country of North County. The Angels face off against a band of Native Americans led by a legendary warlord, the White Lion. The White Lion raids deep into the North County and his raid sets the Angels off on a journey of revenge that takes them down through the circles of the wasteland where...

"Andi Carter has just turned nine. She and her palomino, Taffy, are old enough to be a real horse-and-rider pair at last! With a beautiful new saddle, Andi is sure she's ready to learn to trick ride like her friend Riley used to do before he left the ranch. Sadly, big brother Chad knocks down any trick-riding plans, but Andi cheers up when she discovers a new friend at her special spot. Her fun with Sadie is soon threatened, though. They are caught...

As Martha Pootes watched the three Union soldiers approach her parents' farm in Kentucky, she had no inkling of the stark horror they would bring. Raped and left for dead, the young woman managed to impart a sketchy description of her attackers before breathing her last. Returning to General Grant's Army of the Tennessee, the men believe that they are in the clear. Unfortunately for them, Martha's uncle just happens to be a deputy United States marshal....

"Big Red and Old Red Amlingmeyer's dream has come true: The Sherlock Holmes-worshiping cowboy brothers are finally in business as professional detectives. But their fledgling A.A. Western Detective Agency faces a few challenges. Their partner, Col. Crowe, is almost as cantankerous and secretive as Old Red himself. The colonel's daughter, Diana, insists on tagging along for the Amlingmeyers' first assignment. And that assignment lands them smack dab...

When Clay Holley's wife and Tom Denton's wife and son are captured by hostile Indians, the two men embark on a relentless pursuit of the savages. The chase leads to Tom Denton's death, and results in Clay and Tom's brother, Frank, joining Custer's campaign against the Indians at the Washita. The campaign offers the last glimmer of hope for rescuing the captives.

In the cutthroat world of bounty hunters, Joe Noose is as honest as they come. Which isn't saying much. Just look at his less-than-honest colleagues. They framed Joe for a murder they committed. They made sure Joe's face wound up on a wanted poster. Now they're gonna hunt Joe down and collect the reward money. There's just one problem: Joe Noose thinks it's his bounty. It's his reward. And it's their funeral.

Her husband left over a year ago, seeking to make their fortune. "Meanwhile Martina has been struggling to keep the family store solvent in Sacramento. And the pressures are mounting as she seeks to raise their child, the bank deviously tries to close the store, and armed outlaws decide she has possession of their stolen treasure."--Cover.

Blake Durant wasn't looking for trouble - but, as usual, trouble found him anyway. It came in the shape of a crusty old miner called Pete Doubell, who was outnumbered and under attack by a bunch of gunmen when Blake ran across him. Ever the loner, Blake wanted no part of it; yet somehow he got drawn into a complicated web of lies, death and double-dealing. Along the way he locked horns with gunfighter Vance Carter, plus vengeance-hungry Reke Bodie...

Garrisons Law book #3 Not all the Garrisons are guys. Beth Garrison is the top hostage negotiator in Rocky Ridge, Texas. She s called to serve on a task force to investigate a killing that is a copycat of her first bust as a rookie. Tate McCade has a reputation for steamrolling anyone who gets in his way and he s had a run-in with Beth and her oversized ego before. He s got a bruise on his face to prove it. They have to work together and sparks are...

One hundred factory-new repeating rifles had gone missing - and if they fell into the wrong hands, the west would run red with blood. The job of finding them and returning them to the army fell to Shane Preston and Jonah Jones. Along the way, they collected a rag-tag bunch of helpers, from a Mormon missionary to a disgraced sheriff. And even when they located the rifles, getting them back to Fort Dumas wasn't going to be easy. The Mexican outlaw Pedro...