Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&N=6594+4294937089&No=60 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709196 A greenhorn--an Englishman, no less--arrives in Whiskey Flats to purchase one of the Bar 40s best longhorns. Owen, the ranch foreman, must escort the tenderfoot on the drive from Texas to Wyoming. But Luke Deal and his gang of ruthless cowboys have been hankerin to get even with Owen, and this seems like the perfect time to settle an old score. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709039 When Beatrix finds an abandoned infant, Captain Woodcock and Dimity care for the child as Beatrix and her furry and feathered friends search for its mother. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709036 Between the herb shop, the catering business, and a weekend paper-making class, China Bayles has her work cut out for her. And now Chinas half-brother is opening up old wounds, trying to investigate their fathers supposedly accidental death, and her husband is taking on the case-meaning shes just bound to get involved. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709228 A hysterical romp across the Southwest, it pits a spunky Texan mom against the star-studded power of Hollywood. While watching TV one day, Ruby Kincaid catches sight of her runaway daughter Violet in a commercial. Quicker than a jackrabbit, Ruby makes up her mind to head straight for Tinseltown and reclaim her wayward daughter--even if she has to lasso her. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708204 Former Texas Ranger John Checker and a rag-tag group of travelers are are returning home to Dodge City, Kansas, after rescuing Checkers niece and nephew from his ruthless stepbrother Star McCallister and his gang. But their escape is fraught with danger thanks to patrolling Indians and McCallister shadowing their every move. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709709 In 1935, Betsy Throckmorton moves back to her hometown of Claybelle, Texas. Her father has promised that she can run his newspaper and that her husband can take over his radio station. Betsy is determined to enlighten the population of Claybelle, vowing that there will be no more stories about how to make peach preserves. But after her husband is killed while investigating a story, Betsy devotes new fervor to uncovering the truth behind his death and delves into the corrupt Texas justice system. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707662 When Boones beloved wife dies from exhaustion, he wanders out into the wasteland, a broken shell of a man. Wearied and thirsting for water, he happens upon an attractive young woman named Jennifer. As she provides him with a meal, water, and companionship, Boone is pained to see the marks of an abusive husband on her kind face. Though he rides on, he worries for Jennifers safety and soon heads back to her cabin. But when he arrives he finds her gone--and now two dark riders are targeting Boone with their rifle sights. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708555 Aspiring Hollywood screenwriter Chick Goodnight--descendant of the legendary cowboy Jimmy Goodnight--strives to make his mark in a world that seems completely alien to his down-home sensibilities. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707408 Escaping his life in 1820s Pennsylvania, young Sam Morgan joins the crew of a riverboat. Mixing with an eclectic group of scoundrels and misfits, Sam finds adventure at every turn on the American frontier. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708789 After the epic battle of Adobe Walls, Lt. Frank Baldwin and former buffalo hunter Billy Dixon lead a band of Indian and white scouts into Texas to assist the U.S. 5th Infantry combat unruly natives. But as they are drawn into a series of increasingly deadly skirmishes, the fighters come to learn that in Texas, there is no time for peace--only eternal war. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710137 In 1946 a young couple is brutally murdered in the East Texas town of Cold Springs. Now--34 years later--rumor has it that the sole suspect in these murders has returned. While the response to this report ranges from giddy excitement to vile loathing, another dead body turns up. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708777 Rolling into the small town of San Remo, Frank Morgan and his faithful companion Dog bear witness to a violent range war. Frank gets drawn in deeper when hes recruited by one side against the other. Weary from a life of settling scores with pistols, Morgan sides with the townsfolk and reluctantly accepts their marshals badge in the hopes of ending the bloodshed. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708207 Texas Ranger Time Carlow is on the trail of Silver Mallow, a ruthless outlaw. Mallow broke out of jail in Bennett, Texas, and hes got a three-day headstart. But with a little luck and some sharp shooting, Time will bring him to justice. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707993 As J.R., Biggie Weatherfords 12-year-old grandson, recounts Biggies uncanny ability to solve the peskiest cases, his observations are spiced with his wry adolescent view of grownups. A trip to a nearby town introduces J.R. to a ghost and presents Biggie with a perplexing local murder. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707738 The fire called Riley to his destiny, just like the spinning-wheel called Sleeping Beauty. Now, Riley has third-degree burns on 63% of his body. At the Shriners Burns Institute, he must endure countless skin grafts and searingly painful baths. And, for the rest of his days, he will live behind a mask. But through his painful recovery, he finds his own good fairy and life begins to make perfect sense to Riley--even if few others understand. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708193 Four soldiers of fortune slip into Mexico to nab five million dollars in buried gold. Before they can get their hands on this fortune, however, the rugged band will have to face off against comancheros, hostile Indians--and Benito Juarezs army. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709701 Bethany and Wade Cameron are young newlyweds bound for the Texas Panhandle in the 1800s. In the land of endless cattle ranges, they plan to build a modest home and work the fields, making a life for themselves as best they can. Though the journey west is long and arduous and their new surroundings are less than hospitable, the Camerons persevere through courage, faith, and most importantly the support of each other. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709250 Dixie is legendary in the jails of Houston, returning even the most hardened criminals to jail after theyve jumped bail. Now shes on the hunt for Parker Dann, whos been accused of running down an 11-year-old girl. But when Dixie finally catches up with the fugitive, he says he didnt kill the girl. And Dixie believes him. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709096 Lonzo Greer and his Black Moon gang are leaving a blood-soaked trail on the unforgiving desert sands of the Arizona Territory--and theyve got a personal vendetta against Ranger Sam Burrack. But, with the lethal precision of his bonehandled Colt, Sams as formidable as any of the Black Moon boys, and hes got an equally deadly partner in Ranger Hadley Jones. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708932 With his gang of murderous thugs, Stirman pursues Erainya, the boss of college professor turned P.I. Tres Navarre. Erainyas husband Fred helped put Stirman behind bars, and although Fred is dead, Stirman wants his revenge. Now only Tres can stop him. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708784 In the lawless West, Frank Morgan is the type of man you want on your side in a fight. But when he ventures into town--trouble always seems to find him. And now, treachery abounds as oil drillers encroach on local ranches, and violence erupts at every turn. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708513 Mary Jos caustic comments about love and life cant conceal her confusion about both, but liberated baptist Fayrene and party girl Collie help Mary Jo cope in a white, patriarchal world. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709495 Its the week before hunting season in Blanco County, Texas. Beer-guzzling poachers are everywhere, and game warden John Marlin has his hands full. But when a man dressed in a doe costume is shot, and a huge trophy buck goes crazy, things get stranger and stranger. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709092 Fast Larry Shaw is a deadly Old West gunman who has taken to the bottle as of late. When he is out drinking and carousing one night, a band of fiends raid his home, robbing and murdering his beloved family. Now Fast Larry is wholly consumed by one fiery impulse--kill them, kill them all. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709033 The town of Indigo is beign revived through efforts of China Bayles, criminal attorney turned herbalist, and ehr artsy country crew. But when landowner Casey Ford threatens to sell his property to a strip mining company, the townsfolk fear the worst. Protecting the town is so important that someone kills Casey to stop the sale. So, China must find the murderer as well as run the towns cultural cascade. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708201 Devon Frost just wanted some time for himself, sketching the local architecture in a tiny town called Tinaja. But hes soon caught up in a flurry of accusations and lies surrounding the murder of the suitor of a ranch owners daughter. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709712 Raised by an Anglo family after being orphaned, Mndez has been given the chance to succeed. His cousin Manuelo, however, is struggling just to survive. When Manuelo breaks the law, Mndez must decide whether to continue living a comfortable life or to risk it all and fight for his kin. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709043 When Cas Everett, lightning fast on the draw and deadly as a nest of rattlers, returns home and finds his ma, pa, and siblings planted in fresh graves, he vows to call down the thunder on all those responsible. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709270 Galloping toward his Mexican pursuers, Johnny Anthem reaches down to rescue his unhorsed brother Vin--who instead pistol-whips Johnny, steals his horse, and leaves him for dead. Nine months later, Johnny escapes the brutality of the Mexican siver mines only to discover that his fiance Rose has married Vin. Minutes after the ceremony, Johnny confronts the newlyweds and triggers a chain reaction of explosive events. But how will this confrontation affect Johnnys future and the future of those he holds most dear? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709197 In the Sweet Grass Valley, Kent Toveys Circle T ranch and Dar Pierces DP ranch sit on either side of the Rio Largo River. Tovey and Pierce have no beef with each other--until a no-good schemer instigates a bloody feud between the old friends. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708490 When Sam Houston organizes an attack into Mexico, the gloryseeking Texans are overwhelmed. Captured, they face the terrible Diezmo--a game of chance that ensures every 10th man will be killed. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709040 The serenity of Hill Top Farm is shattered when a local shephard is murdered. Beatrix Potter--when shes not busy making friends with her fellow villagers--lends her insights to the investigation. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709037 Albert re-imagines Beatrix Potter wearing her sleuthing cap as the village of Sawrey lies buried beneath a blanket of Christmas snow. While she and her animal friends investigate a puzzling death, Miss Potter wonders if she can acknowledge her fondness for Mr. Heelis and still remain loyal to her fiancs memory. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708205 A bit long in the tooth, Bass Tillman has given up the guns and gone respectable. But then his son and daughter-in-law are murdered in cold blood, and he swears on their graves he will bring their killers to justice. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709662 Archeologist Lindsey Attwood is distraught that her ex-husband has taken their eight-year-old daughter to Mexico for the summer. To take her mind off her worries, she agrees to visit her twin sister Laura and best friend Collie to help find stolen fossilized dinosaur tracks. Posing as a client for the horse psychology camp on the farm where the tracks were stolen, Lindsey discovers more than she bargained for, including a friendly mutt and hunky cowboy/veterinarian Zack Truitt. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707420 When the master criminal sons of serial killer Nick Parris formulate a plan to spring their father from prison, investigative journalist Irene Kelly finds herself targeted by a deadly vengeance plot. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709699 When her parents are killed in a raid, 11-year-old Helen Morrison and her younger sister Katy are kidnapped by a band of Comanches. Given the name Tehanita, Helen vows to maintain her white identity and clings tightly to her only possession--the dress she was wearing when captured. She is appalled by Katys quick adjustment to her new home and family. Helen resists assimilation but she must make a decision. Should she become a woman of the People? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708930 Ralph Arguello is a criminal who put the street life behind him when he married SAPD detective Ana DeLeon. Now Anas been gunned down and her fellow cops dont need to look far to find a prime suspect. For Ana recently reopened the most infamous cold case in SAPD history--the unsolved murder on notorious Mission Road eighteen years before that threw the San Antonio underworld into bloody chaos. Ana was about to bring charges against the suspected killer: her husband, Ralph Arguello. San Antonio private investigator Tres Navarre is sure that Ralph didnt do it--and that he didnt shoot his wife. But with the police and the Mafia both out for revenge, theres no one to turn to for help. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709710 Granny Albrights time has come and relatives have gathered to say goodbye to the matriarch. Linda Kay has recently married into the family, and tries to do her part to help. But when Cousin Herman arrives, feelings of resentment and heartaches from the past come to the surface. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709999 Residents of the Oklahoma Territory cower in fear as a band of homestead killers pillages the land. But retribution is coming to these ruthless outlaws in the form of U.S. Marshal Jack Slade, who is planning to end their reign of terror in the small town of Paradise. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707999 On the happy occasion of the wedding between Chief Deputy Emmett Hopkins and Deputy Jasmine Bodine, all hell breaks loose when the town bank is robbed, a sheriffs deputy is murdered, and a city police officer is left for dead. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709660 One morning while running late to work, Laura Draper is ambushed by a future-determining call from her boyfriend that ends in an ultimatum. Suddenly, Laura finds herself at a crossroads and she is unsure of her next move. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708928 Jackson Tres Navarre returns to San Antonio to seek answers about his fathers murder, but all he finds is Mafia corruption and local politicians out to ruin his homecoming. When his girlfriend is kidnapped, Tres must rescue her and save himself. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707459 Spanish alchemist Franciso de la Zaragoza--more than a hundred years old and known as a wise man and healer--and Sheriff Pat Garrett, the man who killed Billy the Kid, meet. The men share their stories, evoking the wonder of the Old West as they wrestle with possible answers to their deepest questions. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707461 Revolutionizing traditional mortuary practices, Richard Connable develops a method of preserving the human dignity of the deceased. His wife Lucy struggles to keep their marriage whole as she stands by his side and supports him while he builds a reputation and becomes the premier undertaker for the rich and powerful. But when Richard is called from retirement to discretely disguise the suicide of an important American financier, Lucy sets out on a secret mission too. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709859 Rugged and independent, Hugh Hitchcock loves his cowboy life. But when circumstances, loyalt, and honor drive him from his chosen occupation, he reluctantly assumes a role of great responsibility and risk in the new social order--sheriff. Although Hitch tries to settle disputes through diplomacy, his new charge requires constant vigilance and exceptional courage. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708109 Investigator Jack Stillman is sent to solve a series of murders in the Tenbow Valley. Posing as a gambler, he unwittingly places himself right in the murderers crosshairs. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709861 Young Texas Ranger Andy Pickard vows to track down the bank robber he thinks killed his friend and mentor. But as he traverses the rugged terrain, Andys perplexed at the glowing reports of the felons kindness and integrity. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709084 Former hired gun Larry Shaw tries to help a prostitute determine the father of her unborn child. Of the three candidates, one stands out--the notorious William H. Bonney. And as a cattle war brews, Bonney has a proposal for Shaw--lend your iron to our side and help us blast our way to victory. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706977 Frank Morgans reputation as a gunslinger makes him a magnet for trouble. Everywhere he goes, young men feel the need to challenge him and end up paying with their lives. But when one duel ends in disaster--an innocent young woman is shot--Franks relationship with his best friend, Ranger Tyler Beaumont, is shattered. Can Frank and Tyler repair their friendship in time to save a once-quiet town from a threatening outlaw gang? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707431 Luke Starbuck knew Deaths designs were as uncompromising as justice, and as cold and final as an unmarked grave. But when Wyatt Earp and his gang were ambushed one moonlit evening and Earp emerged from the barrage of shotgun fire very much alive, Starbuck began to wonder if there was more to the ambitious, flint-eyed desperado than met the eye. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709863 The Barfield brothers are separated by a Comanche raid. Years later, they are destined to be reunited and discover how their separate lives have changed them. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709086 Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack must bring the woman he once loved, Ella Lang, a.k.a. The Queen of the Outlaws, and her bloodthirsty saddle partners to justice, a dangerous job that could be the death of him. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708125 This novel revolves around Jick McCaskill, a 14-year-old growing up in 1930s Montana. This incandescent coming-of-age tale dramatizes the climatic events of one summer that inevitably mark Jicks awakening from childhood to adulthood. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710078 Lawrence Fast Larry Shaw was the quickest gun alive until his beloved Rosa died. Turning to the bottle for solace, he takes a job helping a widow tend her ranch. But when the Barrows Brothers Gang tears a bloody trail across his path, its time for Fast Larry to find his steady hand and blast his way to justice. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708770 As the Civil War draws to a close, Captain Jack Brant and his Union troops unleash hell on ranch owner Richard King. But burning Kings home to the ground isnt enough to sate Brants appetite for destruction. After a stint in prison, Brant is out to pick up where he left off. This time, though, King has Smoke Jensen by his side. And Brant is soon to find out that slapping leather with the mountain man is about as smart as shaking hands with a rattlesnake. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709027 After his haystacks are burned, Farmer Harmsworth barricades the common path through Applebeck Orchard. Reliable witnesses say the arson was the work of a lantern-bearing specter. But has the culprit left clues Miss Potter can decipher? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710379 While fleeing his familys assassins, Tyrone Butler learns to survive with well-honed poker skills, a loaded six-gun, and a little bit of luck. But with the deck stacked against him and with way too many killers anteing up, a deadly game of Denver draw may be one Butler cant win. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709718 The Nez Perc War of 1877 draws young John Seton, whose upbringing and ancestry cast him as an outsider in sharply contrasting worlds. His quest to find identity and place in the clash of cultures propels him on the historical 1200-mile Nez Perc march toward a last refuge in Canada. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708781 Matt Jensen--reared by legendary mountain man Smoke Jensen--makes the mistake of riding into Purgatory, Arizona. Before he can even dismount his horse, hes arrested unjustly and sentenced to be hanged. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709075 At the EJ Ranch the Bryce brothers have found good, honest work. A widow with two young children has a herd of cattle that needs grazing. But the widow and her property are coveted by a cattle baron. As the Bryce brothers find themselves in the crosshairs of a looming range, a trio of merciless bounty hunters arrives to collect the prices on their heads. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709180 The Murder by the Yard book club is growing in popularity, much to librarian Megan Clarks excitement. To celebrate its success, Megan and the other members decide to tour famous Amarillo murder sites. But when they tour the Gorman Estate, they find themselves wrapped up in a real-life murder mystery. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706974 Thanks to a lucrative vein of silver, Buckskin, Nevada, has become a boomtown. As greedy, scheming forces converge on Buckskin, lawman Frank Morgan stands strong as the towns lone defense. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710145 Detective Sergeant JohnMcBride gets while the gettins good when a New York gangster puts a price on his head. But after landing in High Hopes, Colorado, McBride quickly finds that his troubles with the criminal sect are just beginning. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707529 Ben has just returned from a war waged against a nameless enemy. To avoid being nabbed by police and forced to work in a factory, hell need to find a wife. But to do that, he must wear a bachelors suit--and the tailor wont make one for him. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710115 A rawhide-tough horse thief rides up from Mexico with a lightning-quick draw that leaves a trail of dead criminals in his wake. His son Herschel now wears a badge, but many years have passed since he left his boy to chase down sunsets. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708778 Just as Frank and his son begin to bond, a criminal mastermind designs an evil plan to kill them both. Harvard-educated businessman Conrad Browning is so desperate he hires his estranged father Frank to neutralize the trouble plaguing his New Mexico railroad line. As the unlikely pair rides to the remote railroad site, they outshoot vengeful bushwhackers and hostile Apaches. But when a gorgeous young lady stumbles into their camp one night, they soon find themselves under her disarming spell. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710142 Fleeing a shameful past, seventeen-year-old Ned Thorne joins the U.S. Army and, in 1871, is sent to the dangerous Arizona territories, where he joins his captain and a ragtag troop in the search for a missing woman supposedly kidnapped by the Apache. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709865 The Rangers are reorganizing and Rusty Shannon is the most sought-after veteran for reenlistment; however, he has other plans. When his dreams to marry and settle down are shattered, Shannon begins his pursuit of the rogue he believes to be responsible. But the trail he is following may lead him to the wrong man. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709238 Passing through Crooked Creek, Utah, Chance Tyree runs afoul of the law, and soon finds himself on the wrong end of a hanging rope. Only Owen Fowler can help him. But is Owen a friend or is he the harbinger of even greater trouble for Chance? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708189 Nathan Cooper is an expert scout and tracker. Arriving home one afternoon, he is shocked to find his wife, niece and her betrothed violently murdered. Swearing revenge, Cooper sets off on a quest to track down the killers--and heaven help them when his righteous anger delivers them to their maker. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709088 Reeling from the death of his wife Rosa, Fast Larry Shaw turns to whiskey to drown out the sorrow. But even with a drink in one hand, hes still the fastest shot around. So when he becomes a target for a Mexican bounty hunter after killing two banditos, Fast Larry will have to protect himself the only way he knows how. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708251 Teagen McMurray is a rugged cowboy not looking for love. But when Jessie Barton and her three daughters arrive on the scene seeking protection, Teagen discovers he has a heart with room enough for four. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708208 Recapturing the experiences of naturalist and painter Robert Parker, Thompson showcases a mans battle against bloodthirsty prospectors. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710360 Violence and murder are not uncommon in Butte City, Colorado in 1888. But when the victim is Gerald Soames, a well-respected lumber tycoon, the pressure is on Sheriff Reed Matthews to make an arrest. When the murder weapon is discovered on Soames drunken nephhew Abner, it looks like theyve got their man. Matthews isnt sure so sure, however. Abner has no recollection fo the event, and now three of the deceaseds business adversaries are behaving suspiciously. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709354 The bloody feud between the Jorth and Isbel families has been unrelenting, vicious, unforgiveable, and deadly. Save for the hearts of two impossible lovers, the feud might have killed all members of both families. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709778 Little more than a boy, Ty Hardin is apprenticed to a legendary packer even as the Great Depression takes its toll on American families. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708127 In 1909, struggling to farm his remote homestead and raise three sons, widower Oliver Milliron despreately needs help. A housekeepers ad in a Milwaukee newspaper, Cant cook but doesnt bite, leads him to hire her site unseen. When perky Rose Llewellyn arrives, she brings her brainy brother, Morris. Though Rose whistles through her work at the Milliron house, and Morris becomes teacher at the one-room school, these two newcomers conceal a past that is colorful and infamous. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707994 Joe Junior, the barber of Post Oak, Texas, has been murdered. And though he was beloved around town, there are no less than three primary suspects. Judge Crain has the final word when it comes to laying down the law in PostOak, but this time hes having a dandy of a hard time figuring out where to lay it. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709168 U.S. Lieutenant Joshua Barlow resigns his commission to live on the frontier with his Apache wife Oulay, daughter of the great chief Cochise. At last, he has found true love, happiness, and harmony. But trouble is brewing. When a peaceful group of Apaches is slaughtered by white renegades, Cochise prepares his warriors for retaliation. Only Barlow can stop the bloodshed from escalating into an all-out Apache war. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709136 Two years earlier, four high school boys were given suspended sentences for raping a Cheyenne girl. Now, two of the boys have been killed, and only Sheriff Walt Longmire can keep the other two safe. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708194 Lassiter and his partner Borling are sentenced to 25 years in prison after being convicted of a killing they had no part in committing. But with some daring ingenuity they manage to escape from behind bars--only to see their efforts thwarted by treachery. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708946 Texas heiress turned PI Abby Rose specializes in adoption cases, and her latest one turns out to be a doozy. A baby was abandoned on a womans doorstep 19 years ago. Now a superstar college basketball player, Will Knight wants to find his birth parents--and Abby Rose is on the case like a bird dog on a duck. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708685 Big trouble has come to Blanco County. The SUV of a drug-addled, skirt-chasing Rotarian turns up in a flooded river and its owner is nowhere to be found. The local gaming club, of which he is an active member, is aggressively fencing private hunting lands while secretly backing a Texas state senator whose sexual fetishes are fodder for blackmail. When game warden John Marlin investigates, the bullets fly and the body count rises. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708445 Officer Zoe Barrow is busy training new recruits when one of her cadets is found dead--and violated. Teaming with the FBI, Zoe tries to bring this villain to justice while searching for her husband who has mysteriously disappeared. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709014 Strange things are happening in Prophesy County. First, Deputy Dalton Pettigrew disappears on a mysterious date in Tulsa. His sister goes to rescue him, only to disappear herself. Shed left her middle child, Eli, in the care of Jean, the sheriffs wife, but now hes missing too. Who is the mysterious Dr. Emil Hawthorne, and why is he out to get Jean? Can Milt Kovak find Eli before its too late? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709523 Its apparent to 12-year-old Jill that her Im-just-fine-without-a-man mom Allison has grown jaded and needs to get back on the dating scene. So she goes on the Internet and lands a catch Allison would be crazy to throw back: strapping rodeo star Quint Matthews. It seems like the perfect match, but Quint comes to town with a heap o trouble in tow. Now Quint must turn to the spunky Domestic Equalizers to find out whos tailing him before somebody ends up dead as armadillo roadkill. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707477 When Allie Daniels unexpectedly inherits property on Twisted Creek from a mysterious uncle, she and her nana open the place as a caf for local residents. There, Allie is treated to a revolving cast of intriguing characters, including the handsome Luke Morgan. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709702 Pat Shahan, 35, is minister of a Protestant church in an unnamed city. During one typical day filled with budget problems and self-centered parishoners, Pat keeps up an internal dialog with his God--a deity who can sound like Pats mother or father, but often sounds like the clergymans own voice. The day begins with a fund-raising Crusade where the agenday may be Fleece the Sheep. Yet it ends with Pats yearning to Love His Sheep instead. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708772 A price has been placed on the head of gunfighter Frank Morgan, leaving him only one course of action--kill the man who put it there. Vengefully trekking across the frontier, he survives ambush after ambush, each drawing him closer to a hellish ghost town shootout. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709251 When bounty hunter Dixie Flannigan arrives at the bank, shes shocked to see her longtime friend Edna Pine--a sweet and caring grandmother--robbing the bank. Edna escapes, but is gunned down by police after a violent chase where the stolen money goes missing. Local reporters are eager to lump Edna in with a string of other recent granny bandits, but Dixie isnt buying that story. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709097 When Texas Bob Krey gets a hot hand in cards, his good luck sparks a gunfight. Once the smoke clears, two men are dead, including the brother of Judge Henry Bass. Now Texas Bob is an outlaw, and only Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack has the firepower to save him. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708933 Tres Navarre, Ph.D., has taken a summer teaching job at the University of Texas at Austin. He plans to live with his brother Garrett, a computer wizard, while enjoying a laid-back academic term. But when Garretts partner in a start-up company is murdered, Tres must switch from professor to detective. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708042 Nora Bondurant is divorced--unfathomable for a woman in 1933--and has inherited a house from a dead aunt she never even knew existed. But when she travels to Mississippi to claim her inheritance, she finds her eccentric neighbors would rather help her acquire a new husband than reveal the secrets surrounding her aunts death. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709630 Ex-Texas Ranger Jeremiah Spur is reluctant to cooperate when the CIA asks for his assistance on a special investigation. But when they mention the name Benjamin Farkas, Spurs curiousity is piqued. Farkas once knew Spurs father--whom he hasnt seen since childhood. Meanwhile, Spurs friend Deputy Sheriff Clyde Thomas focuses on solving a drug-deal turned savage murder that shocks a typically quiet rural town. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708785 Something monstrous is terrorizing loggers in the Redwoods. So when a timber baron puts a bounty on its head, all manner of miscreants come out of the woodwork, guns blazing, to score a quick buck. But Frank Morgan doesnt cotton to local superstition or misfiring buffoons--and he means to find out just what the Sam Hill is going on. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708514 Raes life falls apart when her father dies of cancer and her mother joins a religious cult. The only person who understands Rae is local bad girl Didi, who is experiencing a similar loss. Both girls fall in love with handsome flamenco guitarist Toms Montenegro, whose aunt teaches at the universitys flamenco academy. Rae and Didi take the class and become obsessed with the dance. In time, their love triangle plays out on an international stage, when Rae, Didi, and Toms becoming the rising stars of flamenco. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709773 Goodnight, a fishing town on the Gulf Coast of Texas, is slowly being swallowed by an increasingly lifeless sea. Shrimpers and fishermen, with nothing to catch, watch their vessels rot in the stagnant brine. And then a gigantic sea creature, long believed extinct, washes ashore. But during the struggle to profit from this find, a menacing hurricane looms offshore. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709029 When a man dies soon after Tullie bashes his head with her cane, Chinas estranged mother frantically calls for her daughters help. Rushing to her familys Mississippi plantation, China must determine if her Great Aunt Tullie is guilty of homicide. She must also face the possibility of developing the same terrifying disease that tortures Tullie. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709496 A chupacabra--a wild, possibly mythical beast with potentially vampiric qualities--is loose in Texas. As hunters plot the demise of this mysterious creature, tabloid reporters descend on Blanco County. Only level-headed game warden John Marlin can makes sense of the mayhem.