James Reasoner

Naked Came the Stranger set the format, but not always the tone or subject matter, for a whole string of books that appeared in the 1970s. Called collaborative or serial novels, the multi-author works were set in the suburbs, the Blue Ridge Mountains, Florida, the American West, but never in Texas. Now, a dozen Texas authors have gotten together to create a good old-fashioned western novel. Each contributing author will write a chapter that builds on the work that precedes his or her chapter. The plot features Noah, a plantation slave who escapes and makes his way to the Union forces and, finally, Texas, where he establishes a small ranch, runs a few cattle, and, with wife Nelly, begins to raise a family. But Noah, who has taken the name Freeman and named his ranch Free Land, cannot leave his past behind. The slave catcher Quint Carpenter is the local sheriff, and he's out for blood - specifically Noah's blood - after Noah's sister kills Quint's younger son. And carpetbagger Bear Coltrain, who once wanted to kidnap Noah and sell him back into slavery, now wants Noah's land. And then, John Malone comes along - Noah once saved the former cavalry officer's life, and he wants to repay his debt. Can he help when someone kidnaps Noah's baby girl? Can he help save the ranch - and, finally, save Noah's life? At press time for this catalog, half the chapters remain yet to be written, so the plot may change some - but that's the magic of a project such as this one. In cooperation with TCU Press, the ""Fort Worth Star-Telegram"" announced a contest in which the winner became one of the contributing authors. Entries were posted on the ""Star-Telegram"" web page, where the best three entries were chosen by popular vote. The staff of TCU Press chose the winner from among those entries. She is Mary Dittoe Kelly, and this will be her first published writing. A celebration at Fort Worth's Bass Hall will bring all the authors together onstage to talk about the work, and the joys and problems of working in collaboration. Former ""Star-Telegram"" book editor, Jeff Guinn will moderate.

Gritty, compelling, and packed with action, the saga of the Outlaw Ranger rages forward - from bestselling and award-winning author James Reasoner.A mixed-race outlaw gang terrorizes the border territory between Brownsville, Texas, and Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, committing brutal robberies, rapes, and abductions of women and girls for sale as slaves to oligarchs in their homeland and points farther south.After one of his friends from the Rangers dies pursuing them, G.W. Braddock swears vengeance and embarks on a one-man crusade to end their depredations, rescuing their hostages if possible, while caught unwillingly between government and rebel forces in the early days of the long-running Mexican Revolution."Reasoner hits the bullseye " - Wayne D. Dundee, author of the Lone McGantry series.

New York Times bestselling author James Reasoner returns with another gritty, fast-moving tale of the Outlaw Ranger.Lured by the Mexican government's bounty for Native American scalps, a ruthless gang led by serial killer John Grafton roams both sides of the Tex-Mex border, killing hapless travelers and raiding isolated villages, slaying anyone-Native, Hispanic, even dark-haired whites-whose scalps may be translated into cash across the Rio Grande. G.W. Braddock, at loose ends between paying jobs at the moment, teams with a survivor of one massacre to track the killers down and bring them to rough justice, dodging federales and rogue tribesmen in the process.From one adventure to the next, Braddock soon becomes involved in the Chamizal dispute between Mexico and the U.S.. Unclaimed land on the border led to a 385-acre Cordova Island, described as a "haven of crime" and smuggling which remained lawless through the years of U.S. Prohibition, and now Braddock is needed to avenge a crime. Outlaw Ranger, Volume 4 includes: Scalp Hunters and Six-Gun Island.

From best-selling author and legendary storyteller James Reasoner comes another action-packed, fast-paced saga of life in the Old West. A band of killers swoop down on a Mexican village, slaughtering the men and carrying off the women as prisoners. In Texas, a train is held up, American soldiers are murdered, and a valuable shipment of rifles is stolen.G.W. Braddock knows there's a connection between these two bloody incidents, but to discover the truth and keep the border country from erupting in chaos and violence, he'll have to risk his life more than once in a maze of double-crosses and danger Stripped of his authority by corrupt politicians, G.W. Braddock still carries the badge of a Texas Ranger-with a bullet hole in the center to show that he'll go wherever he has to and do whatever it takes to bring justice to the Lone Star State Outlaw Ranger, Volume 3 includes: Gun Devils of the Rio Grande and Black Gold.

New York Times bestselling author James Reasoner returns to the Old West in this gritty, compelling action-packed saga A savage ambush - twenty men slaughtered in a brutal massacre and a fortune in gold stolen - was a crime big enough and bold enough to bring the Outlaw Ranger to the wide-open settlement of Cemetery Butte. No atrocity prepared G.W. Braddock for the evil that awaited him, stretching bloody hands out of the past. From one showdown to the next, Braddock finds himself with an unexpected ally: an ancient Indian who claims to be the last war chief of the Comanche. This time around, their pursuit will lead them to a bloody showdown on the Texas plains, with the lives of innocents hanging in the balance Outlaw Ranger, Volume 2 includes: Blood and Gold and The Last War Chief.

Best-selling author and legendary storyteller James Reasoner introduces a man haunted by the past and fighting to make a place for himself in the violent world of the Old West. G.W. Braddock was raised to be a Texas Ranger and never wanted anything else. But then he's stripped of his badge through no fault of his own and a corrupt system turns the vicious killer Tull Coleman loose on the people of the Lone Star State. Now, Braddock has to decide if he's going to follow the law-or carry out the job he was born to do, even if it means becoming an outlaw himself Outlaw Ranger, Volume One includes: Outlaw Ranger and Hangman's Knot.

It started out as a silly idea to bring buyers back to Abilene. Wrangle some buffalo, put them on a train, and ship them to Chicago so folks back east could see the massive, shaggy beasts with their own eyes. The concept seemed sound. What could go wrong?But for John Creed, agent for the famed Faraday Security Service, it was anything but simple. First, Hank Miles was willing to do whatever was required to prevent the plan from succeeding. Hiding in the shadows was a silent partner. Creed's biggest threat, however, came from the man in black-an assassin who took pleasure in his work and would not stop coming until the job was complete.Before the Buffalo Train reached the end of the line, guns would roar, men would die, and Chicago would get a taste of what the "Wild West" was really like.

"80-luvun parhaita yksityisetsivädekkareita. Tiivis, runollinen tyyli, sympaattisen epätäydellinen päähenkilö." (Tapani Bagge)Texasilainen yksityisetsivä Cody palkataan yksinkertaiseen hommaan: pitää löytää ja tuoda takaisin kotiin kadonnut teini-ikäinen tyttö. Tapaus ei kuitenkaan ole niin yksinkertainen kuin miltä se näyttää, ja ruumiita alkaa kasaantua. Kirjassa tulevat tutuksi niin Fort Worthin hyvinvoiva eliitti kuin laitakaupunkien gangsteritkin. James Reasonerin esikoisromaani Texasin tuuli ilmestyi alun perin vuonna 1980 ja on myöhemmin noussut kulttiteokseksi. Monet pitävät sitä yhtenä kaikkien aikojen parhaista yksityisetsiväromaaneista, jossa juoni, henkilökuvaukset ja paikan tuntu ovat tasapainossa. Teos kuvaa henkilöitään lämmöllä ja piirtää taitavaa kuvaa myös Fort Worthin country & western -kulttuurista. Teoksen on suomentanut kovaksikeitetyn amerikkalaisen dekkarin tuntija Juri Nummelin.

Desperation grows during the winter of 1775-76, in the early days of the Revolutionary War. Inside besieged Boston, patriot secret agent Elliot Markham faces new danger from an unexpected source as the city begins to starve around him and buildings are torn down for firewood. Elliot's cousin Daniel Reed joins a patriot expedition to Fort Ticonderoga to retrieve the artillery that may make a difference in the war, but getting those cannon back to Boston through an icy, snow-covered wilderness is a deadly challenge--especially when there's a traitor in the patriots' midst. On the frontier, Daniel's brother Quincy Reed and the legendary woodsman Murdoch Buchanan have found a new home in the settlements along the Ohio River, but an unexpected development is about to change everything for them. And in England, Daniel's lover Roxanne Darragh is imprisoned by a British spymaster with more than one reason to want to see her dead CANNON'S CALL is the fifth book in the exciting Patriots series by New York Times bestselling author James Reasoner. It's packed with action, rich in historical details, and filled with unforgettable characters. The early days of a struggling new nation come to vivid life in CANNON'S CALL

It's 1775, and the Shot Heard 'Round the World has been fired. War has erupted between England and the American colonies. Sent north from Boston by the leaders of the revolution, brothers Daniel and Quincy Reed and their friend Murdoch Buchanan are supposed to join the colonists' effort to capture Fort Ticonderoga, but instead they find themselves enmeshed in a scheme to hijack a valuable shipment of British munitions--and save a beautiful woman's life in the process. At the same time in Boston, Elliot Markham and Roxanne Darragh are drawn deeper into the shadowy world of espionage, where unexpected developments will have a vital bearing on the war--and will change everything for them personally as they are stalked by a sinister, treacherous adversary.The acclaimed series Patriots continues with the second volume, REBEL GUNS, another action-packed, richly detailed historical adventure novel from master storyteller James Reasoner. From the forests of Vermont to the back alleys of Boston, the dangerous early days of the American Revolution come to thrilling life in this fast-moving tale

In Virginia, brothers Daniel and Quincy Reed are reunited, along with their families, just in time for the two young men and their friend, frontiersman Murdoch Buchanan, to set off on a desperate mission involving Thomas Jefferson that could change the course of a new nation's destiny, while enemies from the past threaten the life and happiness of beautiful Roxanne Darragh. At the same time, in New York, patriot secret agent Elliot Markham sets out to unravel a Tory plot against George Washington that could prove equally disastrous to the colonies' attempt to win freedom. Everything converges on Philadelphia in July of 1776, as the fate of the boldest venture in human history hangs in the balance The critically acclaimed Patriots series comes to a rousing conclusion in STARS AND STRIPES, as master storyteller James Reasoner spins a compelling tale of action, romance, and historical intrigue. The early days of the Revolutionary War come alive in this richly detailed saga of perilous, momentous times and the people who lived through them.

The colonists' war against the British has caused the Reed brothers to go their separate ways. Quincy Reed is headed west to the Ohio River Valley with rugged frontiersman Murdoch Buchanan, a journey on which they will find themselves battling a crazed clergyman and a British scheme to enlist the Mohawk Indians as allies against the colonists. Daniel Reed returns to Cambridge in hopes of being reunited with the woman he loves, Roxanne Darragh, but before that can happen, he must survive the bloody chaos of the Battle of Bunker Hill. And in Boston itself, Elliot Markham has perhaps the most vital task of all: he must uncover the identity of a British spy before the turncoat's treachery can doom the fight for freedom almost before it begins THE TURNCOAT is the third exciting volume in Patriots, the critically acclaimed historical saga from bestselling author James Reasoner. As always, it's a passionate, richly detailed, action-packed tale of dangerous times and desperate men and women as they struggle to establish a new nation and find their own destinies at the same time.

In 1773, brothers Daniel and Quincy Reed come to Boston from Virginia to continue their educations, only to find destiny waiting for them instead. Talk of rebellion fills the city, and Daniel and Quincy find themselves drawn into the growing movement to free the colonies from England. Revolution is in the air, and for the Reed brothers and their cousin Elliot Markham, the beautiful Roxanne Darragh and Sarah Cummings, and the treacherous Avery Wallingford, so are romance, betrayal, and danger New York Times bestselling author James Reasoner turns his legendary storytelling skills to the early days of the American Revolution in SONS OF LIBERTY, the first volume in the critically acclaimed Patriots series. John Adams, Nathan Hale, and many other historical figures come to life in these thrilling novels that explore the beginnings of the United States. Packed with action, rich in character and detail, SONS OF LIBERTY is an exciting blend of history and fiction, a tale told by a master.

As the siege of Boston continues in the autumn of 1775, Daniel Reed returns to the city to search for his missing lover Roxanne Darragh, a risky move since Daniel is known to be a patriot spy and the Redcoats would like nothing better than a chance to hang him or put him in front of a firing squad. But Daniel's love for Roxanne will not allow him to abandon his quest.Unknown to Daniel, Roxanne has been taken prisoner by Major Alistair Kane, a ruthless British officer who intends to extract the details of the patriots' espionage network from her, one way or the other. Even worse, this information is not the only thing Major Kane intends to force her to surrender to him.Daniel's cousin Elliot Markham assists him in the search for Roxanne while at the same time dealing with a new and deadly threat from a shadowy group known as the Liberty Legion which targets Tories in Boston, not out of patriotism but to further a sinister agenda of their own.Meanwhile, on the frontier, Daniel's brother Quincy and rugged frontiersman Murdoch Buchanan continue their pilgrimage to the Ohio River Valley along with the beautiful Cordelia Faulkner and Mariel Jarrott, as well as Cordelia's father Gresham Howard and Mariel's young brother Dietrich. Stalked by the crazed and bloodthirsty Reverend Jason Sabbath and his renegade Mohawk warriors, the travelers will face danger and life-changing events before reaching the paradise they seek.LIFE AND LIBERTY continues the critically acclaimed Patriots series by bestselling author James Reasoner. Rich with detail, packed with action and excitement, the Revolutionary War era comes alive in this series from a master storyteller.

First book in the Wind River series. After buffalo hunter and former army scout Cole Tyler arrives in Wind River, a primitive outpost in the wild Wyoming Territory, he is unwittingly drawn into taking the unwelcome and dangerous job of town marshal. Marshal Cole Tyler finds himself facing a ruthless killer as Wind River becomes a town with its own brand of justice.

As the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific built the rails that would meet to unite a vast nation, Wind River became the newest railhead in wild Wyoming Territory-a town ripe for trouble and a special brand of justice. Big trouble is brewing in Wind River. The Irish are up in arms as the Chinese arrive from California to work on the railroad and the friendly Shoshone stand accused of stealing cattle. Wild talk of gold sends settlers rushing into Wind River Mountains as the army arrives to protect the railroad and strong-arm the Indians into honoring their treaties. As enraged railroaders launch a disastrous attack against the Shoshone, and the cavalry thunders toward a catastrophic confrontation, only Marshal Cole Tyler and his deputy Billy Casebolt can track down the real culprits-a vicious gang of saboteurs hell-bent on lighting a fuse that will set off a bloody massacre.