ISBN: 9780593441442
Editorial: Berkley
Autor: West, Charles G.
Año de edición: 2022
N° Paginas: 240
Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
Descripción: In this thrilling Western from Charles G. West, a boy without a home meets a man on a mission....Ever since he was fourteen, Cade Hunter has made his way through his own sweat and blood, with no place to call home. Most think he’s not much more than a drifter. But veteran ranch hand Luke Tucker sees a resourceful youngster who’s as honest as he is tough, which is why Luke shares a secret with Cade—a secret worth its weight in Union gold.When Luke and Cade make a move to find the lost fortune, Luke’s past returns in the form of Lem Snider—a vile, thieving cur who murders Luke and leaves Cade for dead. But Cade isn’t dead. And he’s not planning on dying. Because now he has something to live for: revenge....About the AuthorCharles G. West is the author of more than forty action-packed Westerns. He won the 2018 Spur Award from the Western Writers of America for his novel Hell Hath No Fury. His fascination with and respect for the pioneers who braved the wild frontier of the great American West inspire him to devote his full time to writing historical novels.Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.Chapter 1Lem Snider glared down in anger at the body sprawled on the ground before him. In a fit of rage, he kicked the corpse several times. "Goddamn dirt-poor bastard," he bellowed, cursing the pathetic remains of a gray-haired prospector who had had the misfortune of encountering the four men now searching every inch of his camp. "Tear this damn place apart. They must have somethin' hid around here somewhere, or they wouldn'ta been camped here so long."He then turned his anger to level it at Henry Nix. "And hurry up, dammit. We got to get the hell outta here, thanks to you.""Hell, Lem," Nix replied, "I couldn't help it if that other feller got away. If we'da come up on 'em from downstream, we'da seen their horses in the trees."Snider was in no mood to hear excuses. His policy was to leave no witnesses. Nix had been the only one of the four to get a clean shot at the boy galloping away on one of the horses that had been tied below the camp, and he'd missed. To further infuriate Snider, Nix had pulled his bandanna down before he realized the boy was there. "We ain't got a lotta time before that boy gets into town, and he saw your face," Snider scolded."Well, he didn't have much time to see it," Nix said. "Hell, he was most likely too scared to remember my face."They were interrupted by a shout from the stream. "Here it is!" Curly Jenkins exclaimed. "I found it! It's always hid under a rock somewhere." A big, simpleminded brute, Curly rolled a large stone over at the stream's edge. "Don't look like much of a poke, though," he said when he took the small hide pouch from under the stone. He immediately handed the pouch to Snider when Lem held out his hand.Peering inside the sack, Snider snorted. "There ain't much here, but I reckon it's enough to split three ways." His comment caused raised eyebrows on all three of his companions."Whaddaya mean, three ways?" Bob Dawson wanted to know right away. If someone was going to lose his share, Dawson was damn certain it wasn't going to be him.Lem Snider focused his gaze on Henry Nix, but said nothing. Feeling the stares now of three pairs of eyes, Henry glanced nervously from one man to another. "Now wait a minute," he blurted, "I don't know what you're thinkin', but I don't like the way you're lookin' at me.""You don't get a split," Snider told him. "You got yourself spotted, and you ain't gonna take the rest of us to jail with you. That boy brings the sheriff back here, he's gonna identify you and the rest of us, too. I'm gonna be easy on you, and let you ride on outta here. Me and Curly and Bob will go our way, and you go yours. But you ain't gettin' no split of this little bit of dust, 'cause you ain't a member of my gang anymore.""I'll be damned!" Nix blurted. "I worked just as much as anybody else for that dust. You ain't
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