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Stranger in Thunder Basin
By John D Nesbitt. 2009
When he was a boy, Edward Dawes saw his grandfather murdered. Now, after a chance meeting, Dawes knows the murderer…
is alive and nearby, and he won't rest until the killer pays for his crime. Some descriptions of sex, explicit strong language and violence. 2009.Sin killer (Berrybender narratives. #1.)
By Larry McMurtry. 2002
Journeying up the Missouri River in 1830, the wealthy Berrybenders encounter the challenges of the untamed American West before Tasmin…
Berrybender falls in love with frontiersman and part-time preacher Jim Snow. Followed by "The wandering hill". 2002.Stonebreaker's Ridge: a western story (Five Star Western Ser.)
By Ray Hogan. 2000
Ex-bounty hunter Jim Ryan returns home to ranch his family's spread. But he is soon accused of killing a neighbour,…
his sweetheart's father. Jim finds himself on the wrong side of the law while trying to uncover the truth. Some violence. 2000.Storm in Wyoming
By Steve Stevens. 1975
Storm in Paradise Valley (Signet historical novel)
By Charles West. 2010
Jason Storm is ready to take off his badge and begin a peaceful life as a cattle rancher in Paradise…
Valley. But six hardcases have other plans as they raid the ranch of Storm's backer, killing him and bushwhacking his men, and then decide to take the town for themselves. With a cowardly sheriff, an inexperienced young deputy, and a rising body count, Paradise needs Jason Storm to load up, mount up, and clean up the town. Some strong language. 2010.Stories of the old West: tales of the mining camp, cavalry troop, & cattle ranch
By John D Seelye. 1994
The literature of the old west is very old, but stories from the region only began to appear after the…
civil war, as the short story emerged as a major literary form and the west emerged as a separate, distinctly American culture. This collection brings together fifty of the best stories of the old west, by some of America's finest writers, including Bret Harte, Stephen Crane, Jack London and Mark Twain. 1994.Stolen gold: a Western trio (Five star western series)
By Max Brand. 1999
Three short novels of the American west, written in the 1920s. In "Sheriff Larrabee's Prisoner," saddle tramp Jack Montagne is…
framed for the murder of an old miser. Montagne is pursued and captured by Larrabee's posse, but the sheriff's daughter decides to find the real killer. Some violence. 1999.So wild a dream (Rendezvous. #1.)
By Winfred Blevins. 2010
Escaping his life in 1820's 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. Followed by "Beauty for ashes". Spur Award. 2010.Slaughter (Last gunfighter. #19.)
By William W Johnstone, J. A Johnstone. 2010
Gunslinger Frank Morgan heads to Los Angeles to do a favour for a lawyer friend representing ranchers plagued by cattle…
rustling and other attacks. To prove the alleged involvement of oil drillers, Frank goes undercover on a spread owned by a beautiful widow. 2010.Stands a Ranger (Lone Star audio)
By Cotton Smith. 2007
Texas Ranger Time Carlow is on the trail of Silver Mallow, a ruthless outlaw. Mallow broke out of jail in…
Bennett, Texas, and he's got a three-day head start. But with a little luck and some sharp shooting, Time will bring him to justice. 2007.Starvation camp
By Bill Pronzini. 2003
When Molly Malone, kind roadhouse proprietor and McQuestion's lover, is brutally slain and her cupboards robbed, McQuestion suspects the unusually…
long winter and greed may have driven the guilty parties to murder. A stoic and steely loner, McQuestion swears he will bring these men to justice. With special orders from his superior officer, he ventures out into the ice wastes to find them and bring them in - dead or alive. 2003.Slate Creek: journey to the white clouds
By Wallace J Swenson. 2017
1873. Simon Steele accidentally killed a bartender in Wyoming and then denigrated his life-long friend. His friend left without a…
word, their friendship broken. When his letter to a lost love elicits what he sees as another final rejection, Simon decides to go into the Whitecloud Mountains of Idaho Territory to see if he can regain some sense of worth. Always naive and trusting, Simon opens himself to trouble when he teams up with Justin Reed, a self-serving muleskinner who has ulterior motives. 2017.Stark's justice: A Judge Earl Stark Western
By James Reasoner. 1994
When stagecoach guard Earl Stark listens in on a murder trial, he realizes a man is going to be hanged…
illegally. Compelled to step in and straighten things out, Stark displays a knowledge of the law that earns him a quick entrance into the bar. But when Stark's lady friend is shot down, he forgets his new profession. As far as he's concerned, her killers are already tried and convicted. Strong language and violence. 1994.Standoff at Sunrise Creek (Stuart Brannon western adventure series. #Vol. 4)
By Stephen A Bly. 1993
When Stuart Brannon finally returns to his ranch, the Triple B, he finds it occupied by Earl Howland, representing the…
Casa Verde Land Corporation. But it's Earl's buddies Stuart has to fight to reclaim his home. Fortunately he receives some reinforcements of his own, including Harriet Reed. 1993.Speedy
By Max Brand. 1931
A gambling vagabond named Speedy arrives in the town of Durfee to find some easy money and instead finds friends…
and a girl named Mary. But can a rolling stone ever stay in one place? Some descriptions of violence. 1995. Originally published in 1931.South of Rio Grande
By Max Brand. 1968
Soldier in a buckskin: a western story (Western Ser.)
By Ray Hogan. 1996
The story of American frontiersman and fur trapper Kit Carson's life is told in this biographical novel. It focuses on…
his life from 1831 to 1848, when he married an Arapaho woman and had a daughter. After his wife's death, he met Josepha Jamarillo who introduced him to Spanish and Mexican society of the Southwest. 1996.Song of eagles (Eagles. #6.)
By William W Johnstone. 1999
Falcon MacCallister is in New Mexico territory visiting a family friend and meets Billy Bonney, aka Billy the Kid. When…
a cattle dispute erupts, pitting rancher against rancher, Falcon and Billy become involved in the Lincoln County War. Sequel to "Rage of Eagles". Violence and strong language. 1999.Smoke River
By Krista Foss. 2014
After a proposed subdivision becomes the site of a Mohawk protest -- the land, which has long formed a kind…
of neutral border between a reserve and the neighbouring town, is contested -- tensions escalate through three sweltering summer months, exposing old wounds, as well as forging new and surprising connections. The story is told in the voices of several characters, from the restless young Mohawk woman dreaming of adventure and fame in the wider world; to the successful businessman who has made good use of his position between two communities; to the high school hero whose inner life would shock his admirers; and to the unexpected lovers, who must weigh happiness against history and fierce pride. 2014.Snowbound
By Richard S Wheeler. 2010
After his 1847 court-martial, Colonel John Frémont, known as the Pathfinder, resigns from the army and embarks on an expedition…
to survey a proposed railway between St. Louis and San Francisco. Trapped in the Colorado mountains during winter, his team battles starvation and freezing temperatures. Explicit descriptions of violence. Winner of the 2011 Spur Award for Best Western Short Novel. c2010.