Dead on Arrival

By Chris Lowry

He delivered an outlaw to a jail in Missouri, but when the bandit escapes, he's hell bent on revenge.

 

Can US Marshal Eldridge Sample stay alive long enough to keep two women safe when the gang chases them from the train and into badlands?

 

Find out in Dead on Arrival, a wild west adventure in the Ft Smith series.

 

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Chris Lowry
• Release date: Aug 28, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223991519

Chris Lowry

Chris Lowry is an author and adventure seeker who has traveled the globe exploring new worlds and writing about his thrilling experiences. With over one hundred thrillers, science fiction, and urban fantasy novels to his name, as well as more than a thousand articles published across various publications, Chris has established himself as a master storyteller and a leading voice in the world of action and adventure. Whether he's fighting off hordes of undead in a post-apocalyptic wasteland or braving the depths of outer space, Chris is always ready for his next thrilling adventure. Follow his journey as he battles against impossible odds and becomes the hero that the world needs.

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Chris Lowry

Dead on Arrival - a classic western action adventure

Copyright © 2023 by Chris Lowry

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Contents

1. CHAPTER ONE

2. CHAPTER TWO

3. CHAPTER THREE

4. CHAPTER FOUR

5. CHAPTER FIVE

6. CHAPTER SIX

7. CHAPTER SEVEN

8. CHAPTER EIGHT

9. CHAPTER NINE

1

CHAPTER ONE

Marshal, Ned scurried to the end of the plank boardwalk, straw broom gripped tight in two hands.

Ned?

Eldridge Sample leaned against the hitching post in front of the General Store and knocked thick mud off his worn boots.

Morning, Marshal, Ned stammered again.

His circle spectacles perched on the end of his thin nose made his watery eyes look overlarge and game him a perpetual state of looking surprised.

Good morning, Ned, Eldridge observed the niceties.

The proprietor of the General Store had a long history of taking his time getting to the point. The Marshal had worked to dissuade him of it a time or two, figuring a man had better things to do than beat around a bush, but Ned seemed determined to cling to the habit.

Heading to the train? Ned glanced toward the station at the far end of town.

A giant iron horse squatted on the tracks, pointed east and bellowing steam.

Judge has got me running up to West Plains to pick up an outlaw, Eldridge said.

Ned nodded as if this news didn’t surprise him.

It had not, in fact.

He had discussed the Marshal’s itinerary with Judge Isaac Parker that very morning as the ex-Senator turned Judicator stopped by the Store on his way to the Courthouse.

A notorious scofflaw, Ned stammered.

He blinked at the train as a bellow steam shot skyward in a shrill screeching hoot with the train’s hort.

All the worst ones are, Eldridge tipped his hat and turned to go.

Marshal, Ned called out to him again.

Eldridge tucked his head over his shoulder, a grim set