William R Cox

William R. Cox: Brennende piler På den lille skysstasjonen ute i ødemarken ventet tolv menn og to kvinner på at indianerne skulle angripe. De fjorten innesperrede var alle ofre for de mest motstridende følelser: sjalusi, hevntørst, frykt og begjær. Og utenfor rykket indianerne stadig nærmere … T.V. Olsen: Den ukjente rytter Johnny Vano var den ene av to overlevende etter et skjebnesvangert forræderi, men hvor lenge Johnny hadde hellet med seg, var en annen sak, for den dyktigste sheriffen i hele distriktet var i hælene på ham – for å henge ham for en forbrytelse han ikke hadde begått.

He inherited millions, a bad leg from Tarawa, and a taste for cleaning up the town he calls home. Malachi Manatee is a six-foot-four Floridian, magnetic, brooding, and more comfortable with his fists than with polite society. Alongside his ex-Marine friend and narrator Tack Hinton-lungs scarred by war-and the fierce, red-haired Ilene Carver, Malachi prowls Bay City and nearby resort towns rooting out crooked cops, corrupt politicians, and murderous greed. William R. Cox's Malachi Manatee stories are pulp at its best: terse dialogue, bare-knuckle action, sudden reversals, and wry characterization. Set on Florida's Gulf coast and written in the lean, muscular style that influenced later Gulf-State sleuths, these nine tightly plotted tales follow Malachi from his first caper to his last stand. The Complete Cases of Malachi Manatee collects the entire series as they originally appeared-restored, uncut, and impossible to put down.

The Complete Cases of John Wade, Volume 1 (The Dime Detective Library) by William R. Cox introduces readers to John Wade, a suave con man thriving in a city plagued by corruption and crime. With his impeccable style and razor-sharp intellect, Wade views the world through a lens of crooked morality, insisting, "I've never fleeced an honest man yet." But when the governor tasks him with solving crimes, Wade steps into a dangerous game of deception and intrigue. This collection includes gripping tales like "A Boom in Blood" and "The Brass-Button Murders," showcasing Wade's cunning ability to navigate treachery and punishment. Join John Wade as he unravels mysteries and confronts the dark underbelly of his world, where justice is anything but black and white.

MAKE MY COFFIN STRONGSteve Galloway has been away for a while, making his fortune in Saudi oil. Then he gets the letter: his mentor and old friend, Sam Goulding, is dead, and it looks like murder. Now he's back in NYC with a score to settle. It's clear to Galloway that the syndicate is behind Sam's death, but he has no way to prove it. So he gets himself introduced to Jack Barr, a fellow gambler, to see what he can find out-and that's how he meets Fay. The attraction is immediate. But there's also Virginia, who knows a thing or two about the syndicate and wants to help. Galloway is soon over his head in women and cold-blooded killers. And as he draws closer to discovering who killed Sam, he jeopardizes not only the lives of those around him, but pits himself against a man he genuinely admires-Jack Barr. Unfortunately, his new friend may be the very man he is looking for.

Two desperate men - one white, one black - defy the hatred of a town and the guns of a range war.