Slocum And The Town Killers

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There are no innocents. There are no survivors. In the Civil War, Major Clayton McGee led his men in battle. Now, he is leading them on a quest to find his wife and daughter—and he will never cease his search. No matter how many people are slaughtered. No matter how many towns must be wiped off the map. He will find his quarry if the chase takes him straight to hell. John Slocum has seen his share of massacres—so when he comes across one dead town after another, he knows that those behind the carnage are not going to stop. Through the Oklahoma badlands, he follows their trail of destruction. And when he meets a pair of desperate women, he realizes that McGee isn’t driven by duty or greed—but madness…

On the hunt for riches, Slocum only finds trouble… Upon the discovery of three mutilated corpses, John Slocum’s potentially lucrative buffalo hunt through Kansas is put on hold. When Colonel Charles Bradford and his men arrive to claim the body of his niece, Slocum can’t help but notice the rather odd flag they’re flying. It seems Bradford hopes to secede and begin a new nation in the wilds—a plan that Slocum believes to be foolish, and deadly. But when Slocum later shoots a federal agent in self-defense, he’s accused of killing the man in cold blood—and of conspiring with Bradford. Now, with more agents and Pinkertons hot on his trail, Slocum knows that clearing his name will mean taking matters into his own bloody hands.

Slocum’s on the hunt…for some spirits. Slocum needs to get out of St. Joseph, Missouri, thanks to a money-grubbing sheriff who fines him every chance he gets. When newcomer Ed Warren is held up, Slocum shoots the would-be robber, only to be levied yet another fine. But Slocum’s luck turns after Ed offers him a job protecting a small wagon train hoping to strike it rich in the Colorado mines. Just before the Rockies, they are attacked by a group of otherworldly creatures that rise out of the ground and can disappear into thin air. The creatures are led by Spirit Bear, who has sworn to kill anyone who crosses his land. In order to get the wagon train to safety, Slocum has to hunt down Spirit Bear, his most unearthly foe yet...

When up against women scorned, Slocum doesn’t have a prayer… Three of Slocum’s friends, and damn good people at that, are needlessly killed in Arizona by the spineless murderer, Tunk Mueller. While chasing this devil through Nevada, Slocum has the misfortune of stumbling upon even more heartless men whose only law is that of the good book... It seems as though Old Man Tinker and his holy rolling sons’ talk of fire and brimstone has driven their women to flee for California. Slocum isn’t sure if these gun-wielding vixens are an asset or a distraction, but one thing is for sure: if these holy rollers get in the way of him nabbing his man, they will have the devil to pay...

It’s pay on delivery or dead on arrival… While driving two lovelorn mail-order brides from Denver, Obadiah Gump is attacked by five rifle-wielding Apache braves. Fortunately for the three travelers, John Slocum happens to be passing by, on his way to deliver some horses. After the braves are gone, Slocum learns that the wagoner and his precious cargo are headed for the same town: Deadfall. When the Apaches return in the night, Slocum is ready for them. Obadiah recognizes one of their attackers—a man who works for Mordecai Wisner, the same man who hired Slocum to transport the horses. And when Obadiah mentions that Wisner’s responsible for a number of graves outside of Deadfall, Slocum knows he better watch his back when he delivers his cargo—and hope he doesn’t join ranks with the dead…

If Slocum is on your trail, draw your last breath… It’s the closest shave Slocum’s ever had—and that’s saying plenty. But rescuing a dark-haired beauty seconds ahead of Apache war parties is just the start of one long nightmare ride that leads to Raul Gomez, an outlaw who’s using the raids to burn a path of terror and destruction throughout Texas. Slocum vows to personally track Gomez and his army deep into hostile territory. Slocum may be outnumbered and sorely outgunned, but that won’t stop him from bringing war to this mad dog with his own special brand of hell…

Slocum hears the sound of music… Ten miles outside of Big Timber, Montana, bandits and Crow Indians ambush a civilian wagon train. It’s Slocum who stumbles upon two of the only survivors: Jasmine and Lydia Lorraine, a mother and daughter act on a tour of the West—and on the run from a jealous ex-husband. If he’s behind the brutal attack, as Slocum suspects, they’re not out of the woods yet. After all, when songbirds this beautiful turn up, trouble’s never far behind…