Apache Series

Cuchillo was a warrior to be feared, but he was not a man easily driven to war. Even when the brutal and sadistic Lieutenant Pinner removed two of his fingers for allegedly stealing his ornamental knife, and branded him ‘Cuchillo Oro’ – the Golden Knife) – he sought a peaceful solution. Then the true thieves came after him, but still he kept his head. But then Lieutenant Pinner took his squaw and his baby boy hostage ... and that was when Cuchillo Oro decided that the white-eyes had gone too far ...

Cuchillo Oro, Apache warrior, continues his bloody bid for revenge on the man who removed two of his fingers joint by joint, destroyed the peace of his tribal settlement, and murdered his squaw and son. Lieutenant Pinner is a marked man - a ruthless and sadistic Indian-hater who has finally met his match. Luck seems to be with him for the moment but sooner or later his time will come, and when it does he knows he can expect no mercy.

The white men robbed Cuchillo of everything but his pride. He would take payment in blood. Cuchillo was not one to suffer the penalty of false accusations. He had escaped from the jail before. Once with the sheriff as hostage, once with a woman between him and his captors hatred. Now he must free himself forever from the White Eyes; defeat the vendetta of an entire town with only his cold Apache cunning, and the deadly golden knife from which he took his name.

They came from the East. A small wagon train of men, women and children. Mormons in search of land beyond the Sierra Mogollons, to build their own town. They had already been hit by several fierce attacks. And the survivors were left with very little food and water. When they were attacked by Cuchillo Oro and his renegade Indians it seemed to be the last straw. Amazingly the attack is a failure; his renegades killed and he is captured. Now in the hands of Robert Regan, the caravan’s security chief, Cuchillo bargains for his life. His knowledge of the land could save him and the Mormons. With no other help or hope of survival the leaders chose to accept his offer. But there is a new terror to strike at the hearts of the Mormons ... Cannibalism! And if anyone was going to be eaten, it would be the hostage redskin first ... Cuchillo Oro.

Trouble begins small. Always try to talk your way out of the small trouble and thereby avoid losing the final, large argument. As he entered the fort, Cuchillo steeled himself for the abuse and verbal outrages that he would be automatically subjected to. As challenging as the taunt might be, he must manage to control his hot, blind temper. Had rage been boiling inside him at that crucial moment, he would have died. For as Cuchillo turned, a Remington was cocked and aimed at his chest.

Apache renegade Cuchillo Oro, in search of his hated enemy Captain Piner, becomes involved with a gang of Mexican bandits. They are holding captive the daughter of a rich Sonoran. Their plan is to ransom her and Cuchillo now becomes tangled up in the plan. His only way to escape with his life and famed knife is to go along with it ... with bloody consequences for all.

Cuchillo Oro is riding along the Gila River Trail when he comes to a railroad camp—the butchered bodies of the Chinese workers and their white enslavers cover the construction site. It is New Mexico Territory and this is the ghastly work of renegade Apaches, who don’t want the railroad on their land. Just moments after Cuchillo arrives, a cavalry patrol rides up and accuses him of leading the Indian attack. Out for revenge, the soldiers decide to tie him to a locomotive and drag the red skin they hate right off his body. He survives, filled with rage for the white man who has taunted and abused his people for years. But now Cuchillo must also deal with John Colt, leader of the renegade Apaches ... a warrior every inch as tough as Oro. Can Golden Knife hold out against both Apache and white savagery?

Cuchillo Oro saved Linda Daughton from a fate worse than death at the hands of a band of renegade Apaches. When he was in danger himself, she returned the favour by shooting his attacker in the groin. Though the fight is over - the trouble is just beginning. Now Frankie Ettinger was out for revenge. But it would take more than a white man, even the rich and ruthless Ettinger, to spill the blood of Cuchillo Oro. And he will settle for nothing less than spilling the blood of any white man who dares to cross his trail ...

Captain Cyrus Pinner, the white man who slaughtered Oro’s family has been seen in San Francisco–so once again the Apache resumes his hunt for revenge. On the way, Oro joins up with a married couple who have strayed from their group. Although they dislike him, they allow him to travel with them for the Apache can save them. After several days on the trail the man attacks Oro. The wife is killed and Cuchillo takes the wagon and leaves the man behind. In San Francisco Oro finds what he’s looking for–but just as he is about to take Pinner by surprise some recognizes him and a huge brawl breaks out. Oro kills a man with his famed golden knife–but it’s not his intended victim–and the chase is on. But where can he go? The only escape the city is by sea–and Oro wouldn’t go to sea to save his life–or would he?