The following stories are a collection of Clint Clay's previously published books. Stories of the west and the men and women who lived there.J.D. Brown's Long Ride J.D, Brown is about a sheriff who had been a lawman most of his life, but like a lot of lawmen he faced disappointment. After a near death experience he decides to make some changes. The Prairie Bob Rossie U.S. MarshalMy old horse had just stepped into a gopher hole the poor girl now had a broken leg. I had had her, for a while now several years. She had been about 6 when I had gotten her. Sandy was a sorrel Tennessee Foxtrotted. I knew what I had to do. I didn't want too. I took a piece of peppermint candy from my pocket and unwrapped it and gave it to her. She had always loved the candy. I pulled my Smith and Wesson revolver, and placed the barrel between her eyes, and eased the trigger back ending her pain forever. WhiskeyIt was early spring and the March wind was blowing strong causing Red Dozer to duck his head against it. The rain had stopped just an hour a go and the wind was chilling him to the bone. The rain slicker that had been new a year ago was now worn out and was just better than nothing at all. He had ridden all night long across the lonesome Indian Territory of the Cherokee Strip. Following the north star was impossible on the cloudy rain filled night. He was afraid to stop even in the rain where it was less likely he would be pursued. Red was dirty, weary and scared when he entered the little town of South Mound Kansas. He was glad to have made it in the starless night he had been more than lucky. This was just a small farming community the town had just the basics a church, a few stores and saloon with hotel and café then a few scattered houses. This is where he had lived all his short life all twenty years before he had run off with a gang of outlaws. Red was glad to be home and he was glad he had gotten away alive.Sheriff Clayton JamesThe weather wore old sheriff waited by the fire. He listened to the rain as it beat on the old tin roof. Getting up Clayton goes for a pan to sit under a new leak. The rhythm of the rain as it strikes the tin roof along with the crackling of the fire, and the ping of drops in the pan had a soothing affect. He lights a cigar and takes a drink of the strong black coffee. Jane had gone to bed earlier and lay naked sleeping in the bed next to him.Hand on the IronHand on The Iron is about FBI agent Dolson O'Banyon who finds himself in the least desirable assignment due to messing up on a big case. Dolson finds himself west of the Mississippi in 1939 on an Indian reservation investigating the serial killings of twelve young women. He had never been west of the Mississippi before and now thought he was in the wild west. Thinking he had stepped back in time for he saw more horse and wagon traffic than automobiles. O'Banyon felt more out of place than he had felt while working undercover in the Garvonnie mob family. Brogan the Bounty HunterA western frontier adventure about bounty hunter Brandon Brogan. He has had a difficult life and as a bounty hunter he has made few friends. What few friends he has seem to be becoming fewer. He misses a life he once had and sees a glance into the happiness he once knew in a single woman and her Indian child. Bringing in who he thought would be his last bounty he heads back east in search of the life he once had. Those plans briefly interrupted when the woman and child he had planned to take with him suddenly change their mind. Brogan finds himself again traveling alone and facing depressing memories that could prove fatalThe Long Hot SummerCattle rustlers are robbing cattle in the high country of Wyomia. Two young lovers catch them in the act and foil their plans. The sheriff is called in and an investigation is underway to find the perpetrator's. The kids from neighboring ranches find their selves in the middle of a gun battle.
Red rode out that night with Blackwell's gang without telling his parents where he had gone. His best friend Johnny Carson would have to tell them what had happened to Red. This saddened his parents and they were fearful for their son. "He has to grow up mother," Red's father had told his wife, "He is sure to show back up here before long." In reality Chester Robert's was frightened for his oldest son. Chester had ridden the outlaw trail and had retired from it when he met his wife Brenda at a saloon in Dodge. He promised her to give it up and they had started this ranch.The weather wore old sheriff waited by the fire. He listened to the rain as it beat on the old tin roof. Getting up Clayton goes for a pan to sit under a new leak. The rhythm of the rain as it strikes the tin roof along with the crackling of the fire, and the ping of drops in the pan had a soothing affect. He lights a cigar and takes a drink of the strong black coffee. Jane had gone to bed earlier and lay naked sleeping in the bed next to him.He was in a reminiscing mood this evening and thinking about the years back when he had been a lawman. He and his horse Gunnie had spent a day like this in a hole there in Missouri. One of many caves that dotted the state. They had been tracking the killer then for days, and had gotten close, but the down pouring rain had stopped their pursuit.
Two exciting stories from bestselling author Clint Clay. These two tales are about bounty hunters. If you love westerns and exciting adventure stories you will love these. Especially hand picked for you by the author himself. Western frontier adventure Brogan the Bounty Hunter. Brogan has had a difficult life and as a bounty hunter has made few friends. Those few friends seem to be becoming fewer. He misses a life he once knew and sees a glance into that happiness in a single woman and her Indian child. Bringing in who he thought would be his last bounty he heads back east in search of a better life. Those plans briefly interrupted when the woman and child he had planned to take with them suddenly change their mind. Brogan finds himself again traveling alone and facing depressing memories that could prove fatal. The Den of the WolfJake had sat on the rim of the box canyon among the green pines concealed. He had always enjoyed the smell of the pines, and it had made the last six days bearable. He had been watching the activity of the cabin below and his camp had been a cold one making Stone miss his coffee. He didn't like waiting but knew patience was important in his line of work. It could make the difference between life and death and he had killed many who had lost their patience and had risked everything by not waiting.
This is another exciting western adventure by author Clint Clay. Revenge is just that pay back and like any snake it will twist and turn and when you're least prepared the viper will strike. The Bloom detective agency is hired to find thieves and killers and has been very successful. Their endeavors take them into the cities and the vast western frontier. The agency had started out slow but when Detective Bloom solved a big case and the business boomed. They needed to expand and a new detective was hired and placed in training these detectives found that work for the agency was more exciting and beneficial than working as a deputy or U.S. Marshal. These detectives bring in the suspects and solve the crimes but their lives are in constant danger.
Another Clint Clay favorites The Last Outlaw. Sheriff Clayton James faced many challenges during his career, he had faced failed marriages, heartache, outlaws, and villains. He had, had his share of successes too, but things never worked out as planned it seemed. The sheriff could be as hard as he was kind, and believed it was better to shot first, and ask questions later.He was in a reminiscing mood this evening and thinking about the years back when he had been a lawman. He and his horse Gunnie had spent a day like this in a hole there in Missouri. One of many caves that dotted the state. They had been tracking the killer then for days, and had gotten close, but the down pouring rain had stopped their pursuit. Looking out the entrance through the rain and the water running down across it. He had seen lightning striking a cottonwood just outside setting it ablaze.The flash blinded him, and It took a while before he could see again. When he did regain his vision the outlaw he had been hunting had crawled in. He now lay, wet, and limb just inside the caves entrance.
It was in the Fall, and there was a cool chill in the air, and a gentle rain came down. Dolson O'Banyon drove west on the rutted trail they called a road in the old Indian Territory. He was hoping he would not get stuck in the muddy road they called a highway. The old flathead Ford ran smoothly, but the vacuum powered windshield wipers slowed each time he accelerated and they provided a constant squeaking for company. The heater worked, and kept the frost off the windshield, but it was still cool inside, and he was glad he had worn his coat.The muddy road twisted one direction then another as it went up one steep grade, and wound down to start up again. He silently prayed that the old ford would not get off the road for, he was miles from any town that he knew of. This was still a very isolated part of the country, and very few white men had seen it.
Cowboy campfire poetry as it was originally told around the camp fire. Clean unedited words as they were spoken with a cup of coffee in one hand and a good cigar in the other. They were first told around an open fire at a spring round up where each cowboy tried to outdo the other. Gregory Doc Patton AKA Clint Clay has a way with words. These are his earliest works republished for your campfire enjoyment. You will also want to start a collection of his best-selling western adventures by Clint Clay. They are all good reading for the campfire. Start your spring out right with Clint Clay.
Frank Williams and the Lawmen. This is the second book about Deputy Frank Williams in this story he adds to the first and as in all of Clint Clays books there will be references to characters who have appeared in other books by Clint Clay. Little Billy Jones, James Tylor the Bounty Hunter, Sheriff Ben Josephs, and Bounty for a Renegade.The following story is a tale of Deputy Frank Williams. His assignments and close calls as he pursues the most dangerous outlaws. He is Sheriff Ben Josephs deputy and a valuable member of the Labette County Sheriff's Department located in Queen City Kansas. The irony and excitement of this tale will keep you wanting to see what happens next. It is a fast action tale of the old west full of gun fights and romance. The PrairieThe second story in this collection is about U.S, Marshal Bob Rossi. How he finds an unexpected gift on the open prairie and how that gift changes his life. Danger, love and romance and the struggles that the early pioneers had when trying to settle a lawless land will follow. You will grow to love Bob Rossi. He is a detective with the skill to find the wanted and help the victim. He like many lawmen faces decisions that affect not only his life but the lives of his family and loved ones.J.D. Browns Long RideIs about a lawman ending his days as a peace officer. His heartaches and challenges and near-death event that helps him make some life changes. He too has loved and lost but will he find love in the autumn of his years and the peace he has always wanted.
The medicine wagon pulled by the two large bay mules jingled as it came into the dusty little town of Rosewood Kansas. Doc Spillman sat in the seat and he was equally as dusty. He was making the rounds from town to town. Doc was not like many of the medicine peddlers and was really a physician. He saw the sick when he made his rounds often for free. The medicine he sold was not just alcohol. He sold whiskey, cocaine and laudanum. He also mixed his own herbs and made many other real remedies.Doc stood six-foot-tall and was muscular he had ravened black hair and a well-trimmed beard and mustache. Though you couldn't see it, he had a dimple on his chin and on both cheeks and the bluest eyes that left an impression that a person would always remember. He was handsome and appeared both sophisticated and earthly a blend of character that few people possessed.The bells that hung from the medicine wagon warned off the bears and lions before he ran into them unexpectedly on the trail. The bells also let the customers know he was coming and on a still prairie could be heard from miles away. His trips were continuous and he often stopped along the roadside or trail to harvest the wild herbs and other plants that he used in his medications.Doc was very particular when it came to mixing his own remedies. He wanted the best ingredients. The whiskey was always the finest from the south and the opium came from the Chinese who had immigrated west. He knew where to be on his route to find the best herbs in season and knew where they all grew. Doctor Paul Spillman was a wealth of knowledge.
Bestselling author Clint Clay brings you his complete series. He has combined the western action of James Tylor, Sheriff Ben Josephs, Remington Clay, Frank Williams and the Wichita Detective to bring you an extraordinary exciting story that ties them altogether. If you have loved previous Clint Clay Westerns like the Gunfighter, Hank Em High and Bounty Hunter you will love this final Adventure.The Guns of Blood PassThe sheriff has an encounter with the Bloody Benders. This story is full of excitement and you never know where the trail may lead you. This one will be hard to put down and leave you wanting to read more.Frank Williams and The OutlawsThe second story of Frank William in this story he has several close calls as he pursues the most wanted. The irony and excitement of this tale will keep you wanting to see what happens next. It is a fast action tale of the old west full of gun fights and romance.Wichita DetectiveA fast action western adventure that western readers will love/ What you have come to expect from Clint Clay gun fights, murder and romance with that twist that you don't see coming.
O'Banyon finds himself in the least desirable assignment due to messing up on a big case. Dolson ends up west of the Mississippi on an Indian reservation investigating the serial killings of twelve young women. He had never been west of the Mississippi before, and now thought, he was in the wild west. Thinking he had stepped back in time, for he saw more horse, and wagon traffic than automobiles. O'Banyon felt more out of place than, he had felt while working undercover in the Garvonnie mob family. "O'Banyon is likely to be the next western block buster. Western writer Clint Clay successfully blends the old west to organized crime, and political corruption. His twisted story is a murder mystery with unlikely suspects. There is no doubt the reader will be pulled into the middle of the investigation, and find it hard to put down." Joseph Lane. "Clint Clay is a true lover of Indian, and western culture. In this story you will find that, he skillfully connects the western frontier to life in the early 1900's . He mixes old Indian lore with the last days of the western frontier, where lawmen and villains still fight it out. Law and order is slowly brought to the west kicking all the way. Like all Clays western adventures, he pulls the reader in to the middle, but beware as his story twist, and turns with political corruption, and its unlikely rogues," James Clayton.
Jake Stone bounty hunter goes after the most wanted and almost meets his death. He is saved by a Kansas farmer and his family and shows his gratitude by granting their strange request. Back home on the ranch all is not running smoothly and Stones presence is greatly needed. The twisted tale will take the reader through the Colorado Rocky Mountains and into the high country of Wyomia. Clint Clay again has written another exciting western tale.
This compelling story is one the readers will love. Establishing a cattle ranch after a war that separated brothers was hard enough, but the lack of law and order out west made those times far worse. Those moving west often had to take the law in their own hands until law could be established. See a glimpse of how it was done and try to tell yourself you wouldn't have done the same. Given the right circumstances most would or would they?" Clint ClayGreer was a six-foot-tall, lean, muscular man with a clean-shaven face, and dark wavy hair. He rode slowly down the little used trail into the lush green valley that lay just below. He wore his long black duster over buckaroo chaps and his brow was shaded by his black beaver hat. This wasn't the main road, but he remembered it from when he had been here three years ago and knew it as a short cut. He was enjoying the smell of the blossoming trees, flowers and the distinct aroma of the sweet grass that he now rode through. They didn't have this type of greenery in Texas where he now lived although it was beautiful there too. He was making a return trip today to a place he had left a few years ago. Lester had worked as a wrangler for the little ranch in this valley and he was heading back. The smells brought back memories of the spring he had work there and the woman he had fallen in love with. Lester smiled now as he thought back to those times.
Cowboy campfire poetry as it was told around the campfire during the cattle drives to Kansas. On the spring tailride around the campfire is best read aloud. Enjoy these words as they were told where each cowboy or cowgirl tried to out do the other. Tall tales and stories of love and lose. Set down with a cup of coffee and a cigar and enjoy the company.
Cattle rustlers are robbing cattle in the high country two young lovers catch them in the act and foiled their plans. The sheriff is called and an investigation is underway to find the perpetrator's. This story is about two young ranch neighbors who fall in love through the summer and their close encounters with death. There is some steamy romance as the two Sally and Joe discover love for the first time.
Sheriff Clayton JamesHe was in a reminiscing mood this evening and thinking about the years back when he had been a lawman. He and his horse Gunnie had spent a day like this in a hole there in Missouri. One of many caves that dotted the state. They had been tracking the killer then for days, and had gotten close, but the down pouring rain had stopped their pursuit.Hand on The IronHand on the Iron is about FBI agent Dolson O'Banyon who finds himself in the least desirable assignment due to messing up on a big case. Dolson finds himself west of the Mississippi in 1939 on an Indian reservation investigating the serial killings of twelve young women. He had never been west of the Mississippi before and now thought he was in the wild west. Thinking he had stepped back in time for he saw more horse and wagon traffic than automobiles. O'Banyon felt more out of place than he had felt while working undercover in the Garvonnie mob family. Brandon Brogan the Bounty HunterA western frontier adventure about bounty hunter Brandon Brogan. He has had a difficult life and as a bounty hunter he has made few friends. What few friends he has seem to be becoming fewer. He misses a life he once had and sees a glance into the happiness he once knew in a single woman and her Indian child. Bringing in who he thought would be his last bounty he heads back east in search of the life he once had. Those plans briefly interrupted when the woman and child he had planned to take with him suddenly change their mind. Brogan finds himself again traveling alone and facing depressing memories that could prove fatal.
A young woman is betrayed and murdered, she had her whole life a head of her, but dies alone. The murders flee and are hunted by bounty hunters and lawmen. Three young men now outlaws follow different paths as they elude prosecution.The sheriff and his men were in the saddle ready to search. This morning had warmed up above freezing and was not near as cold as it had been all week long and soon what little snow they had would be melted in the sun. Kansas was that way one day sub-zero weather and then suddenly warming the next. When they started searching they all rode out behind the sod cabin where Neil's last bloody foot print had been seen. Riding abreast they approached the Verdigris following the few tracks they were able to find. The girl had run four miles in the freezing cold. More than any of the men looking for her could have done. They saw her leaning against the Cottonwood with a crimson stain on her chest. Sheriff John rode back and stopped Wesley. Sheriff John told him to wait. Wesley had not yet seen her and they didn't want him to see her that way. "Wesley stop here we have found her and you do not want to see her.
This is another exciting western by author Clint Clay. The sheriff is trying to bring law and order to the Queen City. A bank is robbed by a masked man. No one has seen him before, and the Bankers are suspect. With Sheriff Ben Josephs, relentless investigation one man could be the possible outlaw. In the search, for his suspect the sheriff sends his friends to look, for the man who could have done this. The evidence is only circumstantial and a reward was offered. This book like all of Clint Clays westerns twist and turns like a dead man hanging from a rope. Again, this tale too is deadlier than a rattler. The outcome is never what you expect. The hunt, for a bank robber who has wiped out the funds of the Queen City citizens takes James and Linda Tylor south through the bad lands, and Indian Territory. The wanted man hides in plain sight. Now wealthy, his new name, and life are nothing like he had before. This adventure places those in it in the way of certain death. Outlaws, Indians, and wild animals threaten the lives of those who choose to follow the wild trail across the bad lands. In this tale, Sheriff Ben Josephs again employs his friends James, and Linda Tylor to bring in the wanted. Just when you think you have figured it out the wild dog will turn and bite you.A corrupt sheriff has a long-hidden history of terror that has gone on, for years. Bounty Hunter James Tylor is suspicious. He lets his friend Sheriff Ben Josephs know about his suspicions the evidence again is only circumstantial, but with the help of U.S. Marshal Michael Kane, Ben and James can make a case. The cover up goes all the way to the presidency.
A short story about Marshal Rossi. My old horse had just stepped into a gopher hole the poor girl now had a broken leg. I had had her, for a while now several years. She had been about 6 when I had gotten her. Sandy was a sorrel Tennessee Foxtrotter. I knew what I had to do. I didn't want too. I took a piece of peppermint candy from my pocket and unwrapped it and gave it to her. She had always loved the candy. I pulled my Smith and Wesson revolver, and placed the barrel between her eyes, and eased the trigger back ending her pain forever.
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