The Bounty Hunters: The Scalp : A Western Adventure Novel

by Paul L. Thompson

A bright new buggy pulled to a stop in the Pascoe yard. A pretty, well dressed plump woman said, “Don’t just sit here Herman, go knock on that door.”
The driver did as he was told and Tiny Pascoe answered. “Yes, may I help you?”
“Mrs. Bloomfield wishes to speak with Mister Travis and Casey Pascoe.”
“They’re in the barn, you can ask the lady if she would like to come in while I fetch them.”
“No thank you, Mrs. Bloomfield wishes to return to Albuquerque as soon as possible.”
Tiny reached in beside the door for a rifle and popped off a shot in the air. Mrs. Bloomfield and that man almost passed out.
Travis and Casey came from that barn in a run. They saw a man standing at the front door about to crap all over himself.
Tiny pointed, “That woman wants to talk to y’all.”
They and the driver walked to the buggy. “Yes Ma’am, what do you need?”
“I want you to find Harry Woolley.”
“Who is Harry Woolley?”
“The sorriest human that ever drew a breath, and my brother. I also think at this time he has completely lost his mind and may be totally insane. I will give you five hundred dollars now and another thousand when you bring him to me.”
“Any idea where he might’a went?”
“I would think Santa Fe, Texas or even California.”
“California! Lady, not for five thousand.”
“But you would go for ten thousand.”
“Yes Ma’am, we can leave first thing in the morning if that’s soon enough.”
“It is, I will be at the Alvarado Hotel in Albuquerque. Herman we shall go now.”

138 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 15, 2022

About the author

Paul L. Thompson is an American author of Western novels. He was born and raised on a ranch in New Mexico. His work is deeply rooted in his personal experience as a cowboy, often featuring real geographical locations and historical details from the American Southwest between 1870 and 1912.

Reviews

[Amy D.Lewis]

entertaining

Absolutely enjoyable and would have loved to have known how long they got for prison time and how Harry turned out. Love these bounty henter series a bit more than Thmpson's other series just because there is not as much killing and the Bounty hunters are good solid men, even though they are young.

[Michael T. Spilker]

Scalp hunters

It was a decent read, but not one of the better books in the series. The story only included the bounty hunters in the last few chapters. The story just didn't have enough to do with the stars of the series. It was worth reading though.

[Kirk Kaiser]

great series

Paul Thompson is an excellent story teller. This one is no exception. I started , years ago, reading all about Shorty. I’ve read those as fast as he could write them.

[Maxwell L]

Loved all others but not this one.

I had to fast-forward to the end of this book, in order to go to the next book.
I have read 450 western novels and enjoy all authors but every once in a while, there is one that you just do not like. This was one for me.