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The Dark Trail
LAW IN A LAWLESS LANDIt's often been said that the only law in the West was a gun, and that outlaws rode unchecked over anyone unlucky enough to stand in their way. But as these two classic short novels by Lauran Paine show, there were courageous men willing to risk their lives to tame the Wild West. "Lawman" is the story of Boyd Dylan, the newly appointed deputy sheriff of Santa Maria, who runs into trouble when his boss, Sheriff Rensberg, doesn't want him to disturb the status quo. In "The Dark Trail," Will Brennan is a deputy sheriff and bounty hunter ordered to bring in the Verde River Kid for bank robbery—but the man he arrests isn't exactly a stranger. When lawmen and outlaws clash there's sure to be excitement, and no one could capture it on paper better than Lauran Paine!
194 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2001
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Lauran Paine
315 books25 followersaka John Armour, Reg Batchelor, Kenneth Bedford, Frank Bosworth, Mark Carrel, Claude Cassady, Richard Clarke, Richard Dana, J F Drexler, Troy Howard, Jared Ingersol, John Kilgore, Hunter Liggett, J K Lucas, John Morgan (many more).
Lauran Bosworth Paine (born February 25, 1916 in Duluth, Minnesota – 2003 in California) was an American writer of Western fiction. Paine wrote over 900 books, including hundreds of Westerns as well as romance, science fiction, and mystery novels. He also wrote a number of non-fiction books on the Old West, military history, witchcraft, and other subjects.
His apprenticeship as a Western writer came about through the years he spent in the livestock trade, rodeos, and even motion pictures where he served as an extra because of his expert horsemanship.
Lauran Bosworth Paine (born February 25, 1916 in Duluth, Minnesota – 2003 in California) was an American writer of Western fiction. Paine wrote over 900 books, including hundreds of Westerns as well as romance, science fiction, and mystery novels. He also wrote a number of non-fiction books on the Old West, military history, witchcraft, and other subjects.
His apprenticeship as a Western writer came about through the years he spent in the livestock trade, rodeos, and even motion pictures where he served as an extra because of his expert horsemanship.
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May 11, 2023
Good
Well written and yt?bought out but I did enjoy it and do recommend. Wow and those two sisters. See read and find out
Well written and yt?bought out but I did enjoy it and do recommend. Wow and those two sisters. See read and find out
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November 22, 2023Great story.
Greatest Western story teller, ever. I love all Lauran Paine's novels. Writes as though he is recording real happenings. And human emotions.
Greatest Western story teller, ever. I love all Lauran Paine's novels. Writes as though he is recording real happenings. And human emotions.
June 28, 2024
unworthy
What was the writer thinking when he put together this disjointed and poorly scripted story? Suggest you not waste your time as I had even though I didn't finish it.
What was the writer thinking when he put together this disjointed and poorly scripted story? Suggest you not waste your time as I had even though I didn't finish it.
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