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When their train is hijacked, two railroad detectives take to the prairieOn the Colorado railroad, two men enforce the a hired gun named Tango and a smoothly dressed sleuth named Ned Chambers. As they pass through the frozen landscape on their way to Denver, Ned watches two well-heeled the aristocratic beauty Lady Marina Simpson and Adam Wilson, the vice president’s brother, who has come to assess the territory’s readiness for statehood. When a bonfire on the tracks stops the train, Tango and Chambers hustle their VIPs out into the night. The wilderness is dangerous, but to stay behind means certain death.Hijacked by bandits, the train pulls away without the small party, abandoning them on the frozen prairie. Tango and Chambers have only one chance to reach Denver They must make like outlaws and steal back their train.
120 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2014
About the author
Paul Lederer
56 books7 followersPaul Joseph Lederer wrote more than 250 novels, many of them Westerns. He was born in Ocean Beach, CA, attended San Diego State University, served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War, and lived in La Mesa, CA, until he passed away in 2016.
His work can also be found under the names Paul Joseph Lederer, Logan Winters, Owen G. Irons, C. J. Sommers, and Elizabeth Wolfe. In recent years, many of these books have been reprinted as by Paul Lederer.
Lederer wrote most of the adult western series Shelter as Paul Ledd and Ruff Justice as Warren T. Longtree. He also wrote for the Easy Company and Lone Star series.
His work can also be found under the names Paul Joseph Lederer, Logan Winters, Owen G. Irons, C. J. Sommers, and Elizabeth Wolfe. In recent years, many of these books have been reprinted as by Paul Lederer.
Lederer wrote most of the adult western series Shelter as Paul Ledd and Ruff Justice as Warren T. Longtree. He also wrote for the Easy Company and Lone Star series.
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July 30, 2018
What a train holdup!
By Charles van Buren on July 29, 2018
Format: Kindle Edition|Verified Purchase
A quick easy read which held my interest enough that I read it straight through. The two main characters are railroad police charged with protecting the train; a titled (through marriage) American lady and her jewelry; and the brother of the vice president of the United States.
So many westerns have been written that surely someone else has used this unusual train holdup idea but it was new to me. Whether or not such a thing would have actually worked I don't know, but this novel works using that plot device.
This is my second Paul Lederer western. Again my only problem with it was his continued attempts to use specific firearms in the story and thereby making it obvious that he knows very little about them. This novel was first published under Lederer's pen name Owen G. Irons.
At the time of this review the only negative review on Amazon is a complaint about buying the book.
By Charles van Buren on July 29, 2018
Format: Kindle Edition|Verified Purchase
A quick easy read which held my interest enough that I read it straight through. The two main characters are railroad police charged with protecting the train; a titled (through marriage) American lady and her jewelry; and the brother of the vice president of the United States.
So many westerns have been written that surely someone else has used this unusual train holdup idea but it was new to me. Whether or not such a thing would have actually worked I don't know, but this novel works using that plot device.
This is my second Paul Lederer western. Again my only problem with it was his continued attempts to use specific firearms in the story and thereby making it obvious that he knows very little about them. This novel was first published under Lederer's pen name Owen G. Irons.
At the time of this review the only negative review on Amazon is a complaint about buying the book.
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