Böcker av Jeffrey J. Mariotte

The crack of a rifle, the thunder of hooves, the silence of the desert at dawn . . . Mariotte takes you thereWestern stories by Jeffrey J. Mariotte have appeared in collections alongside those of legendary writers like Louis L'Amour, William Johnstone, Elmer Kelton, and Loren Estleman. Now, Byrd's Luck & Other Western Stories collects ten of his own riveting tales of the wild West. Brand-new stories include "Byrd's Law"-a sequel to the Spur Award and Peacemaker Award finalist "Byrd's Luck," costarring Cody Cavanaugh-the hero of his own action-packed novel trilogy-and the first-ever prose story featuring characters from Mariotte's bestselling horror-Western comics series Desperadoes. A mix of traditional and weird Western tales, this book has something for every fan of Western adventure.

"DARK, WITH MOMENTS OF LEVITY, THIS ACTION-PACKED POLICE PROCEDURAL WILL HAVE YOU RACING TO THE VERY LAST PAGE. A police officer is murdered when an undercover drug bust goes south, and even though every cop in the department "knows" who did the killing, no one present at the scene of the crime can pin it on the deserving target. To make matters worse, there's no useful evidence. So, when the gangbanger everyone "knows" did it turns up dead, nobody in the PPD sheds a tear. Everyone, even Russ Temple, head of the Major Crimes Squad, would have liked to take the scumbag out. But then more criminals-ones who have dodged prison for too long-start following suit. As the bodies pile up, Temple begins to suspect an old friend of rogue justice and wonders if this is the work of a serial killer preying on murderers. In the midst of a massive summer storm that threatens to drown the city, two men's paths collide in a showdown that only one will survive..."--