Wanted Dead Or Alive: Wild West Story (Wild West Series)

Wormwood appears sporadically every hundred years -- each time in a distant and unique location -- and is only accessible for a single day. Quirky and yet also at times disturbing, it also boasts a fascinating array of characters, which makes this an enthralling read. A wide range of mortal and immortal residents, some deeply flawed, populates Golgotha and it is they who narrate the novel.

Impressive in its scope, the novel incorporates the ideologies of numerous religions into an overarching story harking back to the birth of the universe. A visceral and thought provoking book set in , it features an unforgettable cast of characters who must thwart an ancient evil from destroying the world. What you may not know is that he was also a sorcerer.

The legendary shootout at the OK Corral in in Tombstone, Arizona was about far more than a family feud or conflicts with cowboys. In Territory, unsavory sorcerers with familiar names subtly wield dark magic while humble heroes call upon unknown pools of strength to save the day. In , they arrive in Leadville, Colorado and are asked to dispatch a wendigo, but the situation rapidly reveals itself to be far more complex and dangerous, for evil dwells in the mines.

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wrestling with demons within as well as without, Cora Oglesby is a brassy character not soon forgotten. Cora Oglesby novels, 1. His concerned family, individuals with special abilities, brings him to their home in Portland, Oregon. The Hanged Man seeks both to regain possession of a magical red pistol that never needs reloading and revenge on those who took his life. Pinkerton agent Ed Morrow is tasked with both infiltrating an outlaw gang led by hexslinger Reverend Rook and discovering the source of his power.

Rook, along with his right hand man and lover, Chess Pargeter, seek to unleash an Aztec goddess to change the balance of power for magic wielders everywhere. Roland, is determined to force him to reveal the secrets of the Dark Tower, the nexus point of the Time Space Continuum. While crossing the Mohaine desert, Roland encounters an unforgettable cast of characters. Josh clashes with a sadistic bounty hunter as they search for a reclusive old man with an Apache bodyguard wanted for a crime committed years ago.

Josh is hired by a rancher to find a man wanted for grand theft and kidnapping. A stranger offers to help Josh capture a fugitive for half the reward. Josh searches for a gunfighter identified by the way he draws his pistol. Josh offers to take a killer to Tucson since the sheriff is worried about a rescue attempt by the outlaw's gang, who are holding a nun hostage. Josh finds a suspected murderer, then begins to doubt the man's guilt. Josh tries to help a woman he suspects has been framed for murder. Josh tracks down a woman wanted for murdering her husband, only to discover the man to still be alive.

Josh does a favor for a sheriff and embarks on a perilous journey to bring a murder suspect to justice.

A woman hires Josh to find her husband, for whom she plans death. Josh brings in a wanted man, who's a member of a bounty hunter gang in cahoots with the local sheriff. Josh and his prisoner, wanted for robbery, are ambushed by killers. A stagecoach carrying Josh and his prisoner is attacked by Indians. Josh is given a most unusual assignment: A pony-express company hires Josh to solve the mystery of a murdered rider and a stolen ring. A lynch mob sets out to hang Josh's prisoner, who has been falsely accused of his stepdaughter's murder.

A stagecoach carrying Josh and his prisoner races against time to save an innocent man from an unjust hanging. Josh tracks down a bank robber in spite of reports claiming that the robber's been murdered. Josh brings in a man wanted by the law and a group of escaped convicts who blame him for sending them to prison.

Josh must find out why a seemingly nice farmer had put a price on his head. Josh is hired to find a drunk's son. Josh tries to help the mayoral campaign of his friend Ned Easter. Josh is wrongly accused of murdering a friend. A fugitive is eager to let Josh take him in, but only if his wife is willing to share the reward. Josh finds himself up against a pair of desperadoes in a search for a legendary lost treasure. Josh must prove that a young boy did not murder a detective.

An opera singer gets Josh involved in a kidnapping case. A friend turns to Josh for help when he's pressured into relinquishing his controlling interest in a hotel. Josh fights a fierce Apache for the hand of an Indian princess. A fugitive's father attempts to stop Josh from capturing his son. A religious cult seeks vengeance on Josh for murdering their leader's son. A child refuses to believe that her father is dead so she asks Josh to find him.

A banker hires Josh to find his son, who has joined a gang of conquerors. Josh attempts to end a feud between two hillbilly families. Josh uses a recently released youth called the Montana Kid to nab a gambler. Josh tries to rescue a sick child from a quack. Josh is forced to find a bride for the "ugliest man in town.

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Josh stages a jailbreak when he's hired to reclaim money. Josh learns that an angry mob is just as eager to capture a killer as he is. As soon as Josh brings in a notorious killer, the outlaw takes the sheriff hostage. Josh delivers a prisoner, only to have him and the sheriff mysteriously disappear. Josh goes after a man with a defective gun. A Cavalry deserter Josh is tracking down is being held prisoner by the town marshal. Tate Bradley hires Josh to find the man who killed Bradley's son in an argument over a girl. Josh tracks down a fugitive who killed in self-defense. Josh escorts an accused murderer to trial, but the victim's brother intends to take justice into his own hands.

One of the robbers Josh is after has been bitten by a rabid dog. Josh follows an Apache who's been framed for shooting a man. Josh must escape from a chain gang when he's arrested on a false charge. A magician distracts townspeople while robbing banks. Josh attempts to help an amnesiac remember who he is. Angela Prior is determined to see the man who murdered her father hang. An elephant trainer uses one of his elephants to scare people out of their villages and rob them. Josh is willing to do anything for money, including searching for a woman believed to be dead. Josh becomes suspicious of Jason Nichols when the deputy begs to join his hunt for a desperado.

Jason proposes that he and Josh become partners. Josh and Jason rescue Tolliver Bender from the gallows so he can testify at a trial, but the citizens want a hostage to ensure his return. Josh becomes a target for assassination as he tries to intervene in a family feud. Josh and Jason trail a killer to Mexico, where Josh gets a new perspective thanks to a barmaid. Josh and Jason are hired to bring in a black belt accused of murder, unaware that their employer is the real killer.

Josh agrees to keep an eye on his friend's son Randy Holleran, who's a pariah for deliberately withholding the town's medical supplies. Josh captures an Army recruit whose mission is to start a war with the Indians. Josh tracks down a fugitive who's also being sought after by his wife. Josh is tasked with bringing home a dying man's runaway son.

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Josh and Jason are escorting four prisoners to jail when one of them is frightened by a stranger. The citizens of Pinto panic when the bank is robbed, so the bank owner enlists Josh to capture the robbers.

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Josh is hired to bring in a former Union officer, only to find that it's all part of an illegal mock trial staged by the officer's former soldiers. A woman hires Josh to sober up the town drunk so she can marry him. Josh falls for the female robber he's escorting to prison. Josh tracks down desperadoes who broke out of prison during a tornado. A writer from Boston joins Josh on his manhunt to get an exclusive story. Josh is forced into a showdown with an old friend who swears he's innocent.