Rough Route To Rodd County

Larry & Stretch #282

by Marshall Grover

As hostages, the shapely redhead and her baby would be worth a fortune to Dude Gallard and his gun-toting cronies. But the thieves soon learn that kidnapping is no easy chore when the intended victim enjoys the protection of the Texas duo, Larry and Stretch, the sworn enemies of all the lawless.

Paperback

Published May 1, 1991

About the author

Leonard Frank Meares (13 February 1921 – 4 February 1993) was an Australian writer of western fiction. He wrote over 700 Westerns for the Australian paperback publishers Cleveland and Horwitz using the pseudonym "Marshall McCoy", "Marshall Grover", "Ward Brennan" and "Glenn Murrell".

Among his most famous characters were "Larry & Stretch", Larry Valentine and Stretch Emerson. In the United States (Bantam Books) they they were known as "Larry & Streak" (Larry Vance & Streak Everett)" and the in the Nordic countries they were known as "Bill & Ben".

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Reviews

[Ronald · Rating 5 out of 5]

The rancher who pretty much runs the county wants his daughter married to the son of the man who has major water rights. She is sent to a place for refinement & is on her way back when the stage is held up. She ends up with a baby boy whose mother gets killed. The boys meet up with her & escort her home, with 2 gangs after her for ransom from her rich dad.