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    Turnback Creek
    Invitation to a Hanging
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    Widowmaker Series

    By Robert J. Randisi

    5/5

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    About this series

    The second in the acclaimed Widowmaker series follows legendary gunfighter John Locke as he is hired to guard a payroll wagon stuffed with cash…only to find himself on the wrong side of the law.

    When John Locke is offered a job to ride shotgun on a payroll wagon bound for Montana, he jumps at the chance. Now he has the opportunity to reunite with his old riding partner, former marshal Dale Cooper.

    The old friends are eager to hit the trail together, but the going is not easy. There are outlaws in the shadows, ready to pilfer the loot for themselves. Once they get to the ramshackle town, the trouble really starts, as the pair must make a perilous trek to the remote mining camp itself, with death lurking behind every boulder and crevice.

    Armed with hot lead, cold steel, and an iron will, Locke and Cooper know that in this fight, there will be no winners—only survivors. But Locke soon learns that the true danger lies closer than he thought.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPocket Books
    Release dateDec 8, 2010
    Turnback Creek
    Invitation to a Hanging

    Titles in the series (2)

    • Invitation to a Hanging
      Invitation to a Hanging

      Invitation to a Hanging

      Robert J. Randisi
      4/5 - 2 ratings
      4/5 - 2 ratings

      The first in a white-knuckled western series from the author of the acclaimed Gunsmith series, following a legendary gunfighter taking on the darkest and bloodiest jobs across the West. John Locke has been a lawman, a bounty hunter, and a gun-for-hire, but now he’s embarked on a new chapter in his life, taking on odd and dangerous jobs that are really only suited to a man of his reputation. His first new assignment brings him to Lincoln, New Mexico, to serve as a bastonero (like the Master of Ceremonies) to the hanging of a man known for being a vicious killer, Ignacio Delgado. He spends most of his time in the beginning fending off Delgado’s men, who regard the condemned man as part saint, part Robin Hood, and a soon-to-be martyr. But as time passes, Locke’s respect for Delgado grows, and he learns that the sheriff has his own reasons for wanting the man dead. What ensues is High Noon meets High Plains Drifter in a shoot-em-up showdown.

      The first in a white-knuckled western series from the author of the acclaimed Gunsmith series, following a legendary gunfighter taking on the darkest and bloodiest jobs across the West. John Locke has been a lawman, a bounty hunter, and a gun-for-hire, but now he’s embarked on a new chapter in his life, taking on odd and dangerous jobs that are really only suited to a man of his reputation. His first new assignment brings him to Lincoln, New Mexico, to serve as a bastonero (like the Master of Ceremonies) to the hanging of a man known for being a vicious killer, Ignacio Delgado. He spends most of his time in the beginning fending off Delgado’s men, who regard the condemned man as part saint, part Robin Hood, and a soon-to-be martyr. But as time passes, Locke’s respect for Delgado grows, and he learns that the sheriff has his own reasons for wanting the man dead. What ensues is High Noon meets High Plains Drifter in a shoot-em-up showdown.

    • Turnback Creek
      Turnback Creek

      Turnback Creek

      Robert J. Randisi
      4/5 - 7 ratings
      4/5 - 7 ratings

      The second in the acclaimed Widowmaker series follows legendary gunfighter John Locke as he is hired to guard a payroll wagon stuffed with cash…only to find himself on the wrong side of the law. When John Locke is offered a job to ride shotgun on a payroll wagon bound for Montana, he jumps at the chance. Now he has the opportunity to reunite with his old riding partner, former marshal Dale Cooper. The old friends are eager to hit the trail together, but the going is not easy. There are outlaws in the shadows, ready to pilfer the loot for themselves. Once they get to the ramshackle town, the trouble really starts, as the pair must make a perilous trek to the remote mining camp itself, with death lurking behind every boulder and crevice. Armed with hot lead, cold steel, and an iron will, Locke and Cooper know that in this fight, there will be no winners—only survivors. But Locke soon learns that the true danger lies closer than he thought.

      The second in the acclaimed Widowmaker series follows legendary gunfighter John Locke as he is hired to guard a payroll wagon stuffed with cash…only to find himself on the wrong side of the law. When John Locke is offered a job to ride shotgun on a payroll wagon bound for Montana, he jumps at the chance. Now he has the opportunity to reunite with his old riding partner, former marshal Dale Cooper. The old friends are eager to hit the trail together, but the going is not easy. There are outlaws in the shadows, ready to pilfer the loot for themselves. Once they get to the ramshackle town, the trouble really starts, as the pair must make a perilous trek to the remote mining camp itself, with death lurking behind every boulder and crevice. Armed with hot lead, cold steel, and an iron will, Locke and Cooper know that in this fight, there will be no winners—only survivors. But Locke soon learns that the true danger lies closer than he thought.

    Author

    Robert J. Randisi

    Robert J. Randisi is the author of more than 650 books, including the popular Western series The Gunsmith, which contains more than 250 novels and was written under the pen name J.R. Roberts. Western novels that have appeared under his own name are The Ham Reporter, The Ghost with Blue Eyes, Legend, and many more. He has edited more than thirty anthologies of short stories, including the Western anthologies White Hats, Black Hats, and Boot Hill, and has also written popular mysteries, adventure novels, and fantasy.

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