Crossfire at Broken Spoke

Broken Spoke #3

by Terrell L. Bowers

Luke Mallory's efforts to build a house and start a new life in Broken Spoke are interrupted by the abduction of Cassandra Hytower. The kidnappers demand fifty thousand dollars! Worse, it is discovered that the leader of the gang is Quanto, a killer with a personal vendetta against everyone in Broken Spoke.The decision is made to pay the ransom, while Luke recruits a very literate Indian named Joe to try and track down the gang. Two Ingersol boys, new arrivals to the valley, join the small posse, and Luke sets out to find the kidnappers' hideout. They are barely on the trail when a murder is discovered back at Broken Spoke, a gruesome warning not to try any tricks.Ultimately, the guns blaze hot lead in a deadly crossfire at Broken Spoke, and only the Grim Reaper knows who his final victim will be.

192 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 1998

Reviews

[Carolyn Hone · Rating 5 out of 5]

kidnapping and a rescue.

The Luke and Timony romance continue. Two new ones pop up. Old villains surface. Luke manages to be a good rescuer without being a quick-drawing cowboy shootist like every other western character. The new move-in family is better than I thought they would be but with a little twist at the end.

[Debby · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this series of Westerns. They have the essential good guys versus bad guys storyline. Good always wins. Sometimes justice is delivered in an unusual way that surprises you. Life on the frontier was hard and these stories remind you if that. Saddle up for a good read.

[Rodney Blasingame · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book. Good characters. I recommend it.