Kirjahaku

Brett Cogburn--Keeping the West Wild Arizona's Vulture City is home to a prosperous gold mine and every badman west of the Pecos knows it. Nearly every stagecoach attempting to deliver the gold to the railroad at Maricopa has been ambushed on the trail--a trail known as the Gunpowder Express for the bullet-riddled bodies along the way. With gold piling up and a lack of volunteers to transport it, the mine owner hires Newt "Widowmaker" Jones to ride shotgun on the next stage. Foolhardy and desperate for money, Newt joins three other guards--and a passenger, Jenny Blake, a stubborn firebrand with her own stake in seeing the delivery through. But waiting on the Gunpowder Express is Irish Jack O'Harrigan and his band of outlaws. There's not a soul alive he wouldn't think twice about putting six feet under. But he's never traded lead with the man known as Widowmaker . . . Praise for Spur Award winner Brett Cogburn "Fans of frontier arcana will revel in Cogburn's readable prose and lively characters." --Publishers Weekly on Rooster "Cogburn amazes and astounds." --Booklist

THE WIDOWMAKER MEETS POKER ALICE. The most famous lady gambler of the Old West teams up with the Widowmaker Jones in a doomed search for lost treasure, a deadly trek through the desert--and a dangerous alliance with the greatest gunslingers in history... IT'S A MATCH MADE IN HELL. Card player extraordinaire Poker Alice knows when hold 'em, when to fold 'em, and when to team up with master gunman Newt "Widowmaker" Jones. She's betting on Jones to protect her--and her money--on a treasure hunt in the California desert. Legend has it that a shipwreck is buried in the Salton sands. Some say it's a Spanish galleon that got stuck when the sea ran dry. Other says it's a Chinese junk full of pearls or a Viking ship filled with Aztec treasure. Either way, a lot of very mean and dangerously violent folks would kill to find itWhich is why Poker Annie needs the Widowmaker. In this game, it's winner takes all. Losers die...

Spur-Award winner and bestselling western author Brett Cogburn crafts a post-Civil War railway thriller in Indian Territory. "Readers who enjoy tall tales built around real history--and aren't turned off by the sight of a bit of blood--will enjoy this read." --Booklist LAST STOP ON THE TRAIN RIDE TO HELL Welcome to Ironhead Station, Indian Territory, where the train tracks end and the real action begins. The hell-on-wheels construction camp is the final destination for hard-drinking sinners, gamblers, and outlaws. And woe to the man who tries to clean it up. Morgan Clyde is a former New York City policeman and Union sharpshooter who lost everything in the Civil War. But he's still got his guns and his guts. Some folks say he's meaner and tougher than the Devil himself. Which is why the owners of the MK&T Railroad hired Clyde for one hell of a job. They plan to extend the rails through Indian Territory, connecting Missouri and Kansas to Texas...But the ornery citizens of Ironhead Stationwant to keep things just the way they are. They've already killed the first two lawmen who tried to tame their town. Now they've put together a welcome wagon to greet Clyde, including one half-mad preacher, one hillbilly assassin, and twenty trainrobbing bushwackers. They're laying plans to stop the railroad dead in its tracks--along with their new lawman... There's just two things the folks of Ironhead Station didn't take into account: You can't stop the wheels of progress. And you can't stop a legend like Morgan Clyde... "Page-turning excitement and fast-paced action . . . a must-read for western novel enthusiasts. The author creates a rich and powerful picture." --Historical Novel Society

Two-time Spur Award winner Brett Cogburn brings back the true grit and glory of the Wild West with his third post-Civil War thriller featuring New York City policeman-turned M&K Railroad lawman Morgan Clyde... Morgan Clyde, former New York City peacekeeper and Union army veteran, is a man of righteous words and a gunfighter of uncanny skill. With deadly aim he has ended the reign of every badman to walk the dirt-packed streets of Indian Terriotry's notorious Ironhead Station. But now he faces those who wear the badge. With every corrupt businessman, immoral thief, and brutal outlaw either behind bars or six feet under, the town of Eufaula has come under the jurisdiction of men who bend the law to their own whims. They've broken their sworn oaths to protect the innocent and annointed themselves as judges, juries, and executioners. Now Morgan must break the law to enforce it, even if it means putting old friends--and lovers--into his line of fire...

Two-time Spur Award winner Brett Cogburn revives the true grit and glory of the Old West with a hero as glorious as the author's real-life ancestor Rooster Cogburn -- master gunman Newt "Widowmaker" Jones. But when the Widowmaker agrees to guard a mountain of silver against an outlaw out for revenge and a cold-blooded hired gun, has he signed his own death warrant? They call him "The Cutter"... Famous for his fancy bowler hat, striped shirts, and double-holstered revolvers, Kirby Cutter is no ordinary gun-for-hire. He's a cold-blooded professional. The best of the best--and the deadliest of the deadly. Which is why one of the nation's biggest silver companies hired him. His latest job: To locate a silver claim in the Colorado mountains--and eliminate the competition. His biggest obstacle: The silver is guarded by Newt "The Widowmaker" Jones, a legend in his own right. But Cutter has a wild card up his fancy striped sleeve. His hatchet man is the outlaw Johnny Dial, who's itching to slaughter Jones for killing his brother. It's not the only showdown Widowmaker Jones has to deal with. A crazed grizzly is prowling the area, too--and it's developed a taste for human flesh... One way or another, someone is going to meet their maker. But it sure as hell won't be the Widowmaker...

Inspired by the legendary expedition led by Lewis and Clark, award-winning author Brett Cogburn kicks off an epic adventure of danger and discovery in the uncharted reaches of the American West . . . THE JOURNEY WEST BEGINS After the Lousiana Purchase of 1803, President Thomas Jefferson commissioned Lewis and Clark to explore and map the newly acquired territory from the Missouri River to the Pacific coast. But they weren't the only explorers heading west. That same year, an ambitious young man named Leonidas Bone made a deal with St. Louis businessmen to join another group along the Platte River. It was a golden opportunity, except for one thing: Leo Bone was no explorer . . . Born to a wealthy Virginia family, Leo defied his powerful father, stole the old man's racehorses, and took his childhood friend--a slave named Pericles--along with him. Armed with a pistol and dagger, the pair were determined to make their fortune in the world. But nothing could have prepared them for the rugged journey west. Only with the help of a surly old frontiersman could they face Pawnee attacks, cutthroat trappers, and nature's wrath--without getting themselves killed . . . But Leo would not only survive. He would grow stronger with each challenge, bolder with every fight--and ultimately become a legend himself. He became known as The Far Seeker.