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Matt Wheeler was a legend in the West. His fast gun and dedication to justice made him a sought-after lawman for hire, but all of that promise vanished one sunny day when his wife was shot down in cold blood by a heartless bank robber. The thirst for vengeance sent Wheeler on a quest to find the killer. For taking the law into his own hands, the former lawman was convicted and sent to prison. Seven and a half years have passed, and Wheeler has completed his sentence. One question remains: Will he ride for vengeance or for justice?

Best-selling author of gunslinging Westerns like Turnback Creek, Robert J. Randisi takes listeners on the treacherous trail to Dodge City. Seeking refuge from assassins who murdered the rest of his wealthy family back east, Ty Butler feels at home among rough-hewn men willing to risk it all on a single wager. But if Ty expects to get out of Dodge alive, he'll need all the aces he can muster.

In this installment of his popular Gamblers series, cardshark Ty Butler continues his migration to California, while stopping at every gambling hall along the way. This time his chips might be cashed in early, however, as he gets caught up in a deadly fight between two notorious criminals.

This second and exciting volume of original crime mystery audio provides four hours and another eight stories filled with menace, murder, and mayhem from Ed Gorman, Robert J. Randisi, Christine Matthews, Benjamin M. Schutz, Maxine O'Callaghan, Marlys Millhiser, Marcia Muller, and John Lutz.

Big Jake Motley had been running the Big M spread in Texas for more than 30 years. In that time, he's driven thousands of head of cattle to market in Kansas. Now, while both the 19th century and the era of trail drives are coming to an end, Big Jake is determined to make one last drive to Kansas. The only thing is, he doesn't have the cowhands to move that much beef. He drafts his old friend, Chance McCandles, into service, and together, the two aging cowboys put together a crew.

London, 1888. A madman has begun the most notorious series of murders in history. With each new discovery of a woman's mutilated body, the citywide panic grows. The police seem unable to stop the killer, even when he taunts them with letters. Letters signed...Jack the Ripper. In another part of London, the reign of terror has touched a young writer and theater manager named Bram Stoker. The police have closed his theater's production of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and suspect its star of being Jack the Ripper. His livelihood endangered, Stoker sets out to find the real killer.

It took just one hard-drinking, high-rolling poker game to make Tracker the owner of one of the fanciest hotels in San Francisco. With his buddy Duke Farrell, one of the West's slickest con men, Tracker took off to see his new merchandise. Tracker barely had time to get used to San Francisco's city ways before he was caught up in a boxing match, a couple of gunfights, too many fistfights, and more pretty women then even he could keep track of. But then, Tracker was always good with his hands.

From some of the hottest names in crime fiction today come original stories written expressly for this collection. These four taut tales, loaded with tension and charged with uncertainty, bring each victim - the unsuspecting, the hunted, the fearful - into the deadly sights of a hired killer's gun.

NYPD Detective Sergeant Dennis McQueen has his hands full with a very bizarre case. A series of dead bodies have been found, all frozen - killed by various methods, but disposed of in the same manner. Just a coincidence, or is there a serial killer at work? Things heat up when McQueen is sent to investigate a body found in the rubble of a fire and meets FDNY Fire Marshal Mason Willis. Willis is investigating it as an arson, but the medical examiner's report makes it obvious that this is a case for McQueen.

Liz Archer had an ache inside after the Nolan clan slaughtered her fiancé and family. An ache only revenge could heal. She got help from Tate Gilmore, who taught her how to shoot like a man and make love like a woman. He called her Angel Eyes, because those huge baby blues would be the last thing the Nolans would ever see before she blew them all the way to hell!

Young doctor Gabriel Kincaid has come west to help an aging colleague who is straining to deal with the demands of a growing town, but Kincaid is looking to do more than just experience the challenges of frontier medicine. He’s determined to start a new life. But the trials he faces aren’t confined to the doctor’s surgery. After an incident in a saloon, Kincaid finds himself with a new nickname: Dr. Death. It’s dangerous to have a reputation as a good man with a gun. In this world, there will always be someone who wants to test you.

Over five hours of audio provides eight original riveting and breathtaking stories of crime, betrayal, vengeance and desire, all of which are the very basis of great crime fiction. Evenly divided between male and female sleuths, this collection gives you great stories from the pens of Loren Estleman, Bill Pronzini, John Lutz, Jeremiah Healy, Carolyn G. Hart, Catherine Dane, Nancy Pickard and Christine Matthews.

This second volume of How the West Was Read, features eight original Western stories written specifically for audio and delivers more of the best of contemporary Western writing.

How the West was Read features eight original Western stories written specifically for audio. This collection is guaranteed to rope in fans of the Western genre. Featuring: "The Alchemist" by Loren D. Estleman, "Backtrack" by Ed Gorman, "Bareknuckler" by Fred Mean, "The Wish Book" by James Reasoner, "Mrs. Crawford's Odyssey" by Deborah Morgan, "Between the Mountains and the Sky" by L. J. Washburn, "Red Feather's Daughter" by W. W. Lee, and "A Tall Man Hangs from a Sort Rope" by Robert J. Randisi.

Gunman John Locke, one of the best shots of all time, is as notorious as he is renowned. Whether paired with a sixgun or a rifle, John’s trigger finger spells instant death—and anyone foolhardy enough to cross him had best stay out of his sights. Now he’s been hired to serve as the master of ceremonies at the hanging of Ignacio Dellgado, a bandit leader and wanted terrorist. But on that fateful day, John is bushwhacked by Dellgado’s gang!

Best-selling author of Butler's Wager, Robert J. Randisi delivers gunslinging Westerns swirling with quick-draw justice. While fleeing his family's assassins, Tyrone Butler learns to survive with well-honed poker skills, a loaded six-gun, and a little bit of luck. But with the deck stacked against him and with way too many killers anteing up, a deadly game of Denver draw may be one Butler can't win.

Best-selling author of The Gunsmith series, Robert J. Randisi has over five million copies of his books in print. Fans love his hard-hitting Westerns, and The Widowmaker series features some of his best. Crack-shot gunfighter John Locke has just been hired to guard a payroll wagon stuffed with cash and bound for Turnback Creek. But out on the trail, bandits lurk in the shadows.

Buffalo Bill Cody, Bat Masterson, and other legendary heroic figures of America's Old West get the royal treatment in White Hats, a collection of stories by esteemed Western authors. This anthology is expertly compiled by Robert J. Randisi, who has gathered extraordinary stories of those who wear the white hat from well-known authors like John Jakes, Richard S. Wheeler, James Reasoner, and others.