Jury of Six: A Luke Starbuck Novel (Luke Starbuck Novels) - Softcover
"MATT BRAUN IS A MASTER STORYTELLER OF FRONTIER HISTORY."
―Elmer Kelton
In a land of death and corruption
Texas rancher Ben Langham left his sprawling inheritance to the man he trusted most: Luke Starbuck. Once Starbuck had dreamed of having land of his own. Now he dreams of finding the man who gunned down Langham―and bringing him to justice.
One man found a calling of his own...
With the Cattlemen's Association behind him, Starbuck has all the authority he needs to ride into New Mexico on the path of a murderous band of thieves. But he didn't count on coming face to face with a scrawny killer named William "the Kid" Bonney, a shifty sheriff named Pat Garrett, or the true story behind the legendary Lincoln County War. Suddenly, Luke Starbuck finds himself dead center in a powerful conspiracy―and heading straight into the line of fire...
"BRAUN IS ONE OF THE BEST!"
―Don Coldsmith, author of the Spanish Bit series
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Fighting Back...
Durant's instincts kicked in from the war. He sought cover, dodging behind a telephone pole, and pulled the Luger from his waistband. The two gunmen fired almost simultaneously, one shot nicking the telephone pole and the other whistling past his ear. He crouched, arm extended at shoulder level, and caught the sights in the reflection from the streetlight. He ripped off three quick shots.
The first shattered the car's windshield. The second plucked at the sleeve of the man by the passenger door. The man by the rear door grunted with surprise, a starburst of blood covering his shirt front from the third slug. He lurched sideways, his legs collapsing, and slumped face-down on the curb. The driver shouted a curse.
The other man jumped on the running board as the Buick roared away. Durant rose from behind the telephone pole, glancing at the dead hoodlum, and decided to make tracks. The cops, given the opportunity, would charge him with murder.
Praise For Spur Award-Winning Author, Matt Braun:
"Matt Braun is head and shoulders above all the rest who would attempt to bring the gunmen of the old west to life." -Terry C. Johnson, author of The Plainsman series
"Matt Braun has a genius for taking real characters out of the Old West and giving them flesh-and-blood immediacy." -Dee Brown, author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
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Durant's instincts kicked in from the war. He sought cover, dodging behind a telephone pole, and pulled the Luger from his waistband. The two gunmen fired almost simultaneously, one shot nicking the telephone pole and the other whistling past his ear. He crouched, arm extended at shoulder level, and caught the sights in the reflection from the streetlight. He ripped off three quick shots.
The first shattered the car's windshield. The second plucked at the sleeve of the man by the passenger door. The man by the rear door grunted with surprise, a starburst of blood covering his shirt front from the third slug. He lurched sideways, his legs collapsing, and slumped face-down on the curb. The driver shouted a curse.
The other man jumped on the running board as the Buick roared away. Durant rose from behind the telephone pole, glancing at the dead hoodlum, and decided to make tracks. The cops, given the opportunity, would charge him with murder.
Praise For Spur Award-Winning Author, Matt Braun:
"Matt Braun is head and shoulders above all the rest who would attempt to bring the gunmen of the old west to life." -Terry C. Johnson, author of The Plainsman series
"Matt Braun has a genius for taking real characters out of the Old West and giving them flesh-and-blood immediacy." -Dee Brown, author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
In Europe, Men Fought A War To End All Wars.
In Galveston, They Fought To Survive...
In Europe, the guns had gone silent. But in Texas, the spirit of the Wild West still lived-and the town of Galveston belonged lock, stock, and barrel to a handful of criminal overlords. Kingpins of vice, gambling, liquor, and big-time show business, the overlords didn't count on a stubborn, Hollywood stuntman who inherited his uncle's bank and a grudge. Nor could they predict that one Texas Ranger and a beautiful woman were daring enough to take on an undercover assignment-and try to shut down America's paradise of gambling. Now, a dangerous brew of mobsters, flappers, traitors, lovers and lawmen is about to explode in a sin city by the sea. And the only question left is who will still be standing when the last man goes down...
"Matt Braun is one of the best!" Don Coldsmith, author of The Spanish Bit series
"He tells it straight-and he tells it well." Jory Sherman, author of Grass Kingdom
In Galveston, They Fought To Survive...
In Europe, the guns had gone silent. But in Texas, the spirit of the Wild West still lived-and the town of Galveston belonged lock, stock, and barrel to a handful of criminal overlords. Kingpins of vice, gambling, liquor, and big-time show business, the overlords didn't count on a stubborn, Hollywood stuntman who inherited his uncle's bank and a grudge. Nor could they predict that one Texas Ranger and a beautiful woman were daring enough to take on an undercover assignment-and try to shut down America's paradise of gambling. Now, a dangerous brew of mobsters, flappers, traitors, lovers and lawmen is about to explode in a sin city by the sea. And the only question left is who will still be standing when the last man goes down...
"Matt Braun is one of the best!" Don Coldsmith, author of The Spanish Bit series
"He tells it straight-and he tells it well." Jory Sherman, author of Grass Kingdom
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- PublisherSt. Martin's Paperbacks
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0312981767
- ISBN 13 9780312981761
- BindingMass Market Paperback
- Number of pages240
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