Bøger af James J Griffin

Texas Ranger Luke Caldwell and his young partner, Bobby Howell, have destroyed the outlaw gang that was preying on visitors to Lajitas, deep in the Big Bend country of Texas. However, that's not the end of their problems, it's just the beginning. With all of West Texas rife with outlaws of all stripes, they still have their work cut out for them....

Jim Blawcyzk gets handed three serious cases within twenty-four hours, and that's a lot for even the most veteran Ranger to handle. First, an apparent murder-suicide at the McDonald Observatory turns out to be a double homicide. By the time he's through with that crime scene, it's mid-morning. He's on his way home to get some much-needed rest before completing his reports and continuing his investigations when another call comes in. A bank robbery gone wrong has resulted in the shooting of a deputy sheriff and a hostage situation in downtown Alpine.

The closer the October full moon gets, the crazier things become in Wolf Creek. Hostler Ben Tolliver and his son encounter not only a ghost horse... but some big changes. Deputy Quint Croy is kept busy all night by rowdy cowboys and gamblers...and death. Dr. Logan Munro has a new patient who claims that the full moon drives him to violent madness. Three new people move to Wolf Creek: a minister with a mysterious past, a new sheriff's deputy who is not what anyone expected, and a street-smart Irish orphan. Marshal Sam Gardner closes in on the murderous barber John Hix. Charley Blackfeather and Roman Hatchett rush to warn Wolf Creek of a new threat from Kiowa leader Stone Knife. Derrick McCain and his family are once more caught in the path of danger. Beneath the mask, Ford Fargo is not one but a posse of America's leading western authors who have pooled their talents to create a series of rip-snortin', old fashioned sagebrush sagas. Saddle up. Read 'em Cowboy! These are the legends of Wolf Creek.

Sixth generation Texas Ranger James C. Blawcyzk has ruffled the feathers of his superiors at Company F one time too many. He's offered a choice: Either transfer to Company E, and an isolated post in far west Texas, resign, or be terminated.Knowing he'd be a better fit in the wild, wide open spaces of the Big Bend anyway, Jim accepts the transfer. He and his family prepare to pack up and move west.Any illusions Jim might have had about crime being less rampant in the Big Bend than the Austin area are soon shattered, starting with two men attempting to steal hay from his barn before his family has even settled in.Jim soon discovers he's facing not only corrupt politicians and police officers in Presidio County, but has landed in the middle of a deadly turf war between two rival gangs for control of the drug and human trafficking business in almost all of the Trans-Pecos.Jim will come close to death more than once as he fights the criminal elements. A final trackdown leads him into an ambush, deep in the wilderness of Big Bend Ranch State Park. Despite both himself and his horse being badly wounded, Jim vows to bring the men he's been trailing for days to justice, or die in the attempt. His only hope is to catch up with them before he succumbs to his wounds.Will he succeed, then reach help in time, or die a slow, agonizing death in the unforgiving land that is the Big Bend?

Texas Ranger Lieutenant Nate Stewart has been promoted and is now the commander of Texas Ranger Special Company G. His company has been given the formidable task of cleaning up Tascosa and the far northern reaches of the Texas Panhandle-a hotbed of crime and unrest between ranchers and homesteaders. From the moment Nate and his men enter Tascosa, trouble seems to be everywhere they turn. They quickly learn not to expect much help from the townspeople, or even the local sheriff. Sitting on a powderkeg, Nate and his company must keep the big ranchers from blocking public roads and running the homesteaders off their land. Yet, the homesteaders are set on fighting the ranchers-even if it means their death. In a final showdown with the MT Ranch owners, Nate faces down two fast guns in an effort to stop any more bloodshed. But will his ploy work? Can he hope to beat not one, but two of the fastest guns in the lawless area the Rangers have come to tame? Can there ever be peace, or will Nate give his own life in vain? Nate's mind and heart are distracted by beautiful Sonya Martinez, the daughter of a local restaurant owner. She's proven she has the mettle to make a good wife of a Texas Ranger, but is Nate ready for marriage? Can he continue his work as a Texas Ranger and fulfill his dream of marriage to Sonya? A melding of hearts with the woman he loves and a final try at stopping the killings seem to be the only way he can, at last, be A RANGER AT PEACE...

Beneath the mask, Ford Fargo is not one but a posse of America's leading western authors who have pooled their talents to create a series of rip-snortin', old fashioned sagebrush sagas. Saddle up. Read 'em Cowboy! These are the legends of Wolf Creek. More than two dozen of the best western authors writing today have teamed up to tell the stories of Wolf Creek, Kansas - where everyone has a secret! In this collection: the saloon owners of Wolf Creek have decided to sponsor a poker tournament, bringing gamblers from throughout the west. What could go wrong? That's what Sheriff G. W. Satterlee and Marshal Sam Gardner are wondering, and they're pretty sure they know the answer... CONCLUSION of two parts! Featuring: Chuck Tyrell Vonn McKee James J. Griffin Jerry Guin J.E.S. Hayes Troy D. Smith

Fight for Freedom is a story of determination, passion, loss, betrayal, and ultimate triumph. Take a wagon train of former slaves and freemen heading to start a new life in west Texas, add some men determined to keep them from reaching their destination, toss in a rancher who will do anything to drive the settlers from the land they've chosen for their new town, add in an order from the Governor to protect the emigrants, and you have a recipe for a whole passel of trouble for Lieutenant Jim Blawcyzk and his Texas Ranger partners. It will take only one spark to ignite this powder keg. Ride along with the visionary leader of the settlers, Adrian Chatman, and Jim Blawcyzk' s Rangers on their perilous trek more than halfway across Texas. To survive, they will not only have to take on the Texas wilderness with all its dangers, but also those who will stop at nothing to prevent them from building their settlement. Will they be able to overcome almost overwhelming odds to attain the promise of a new life of freedom?

Acclaimed author James J. Griffin, noted for his fine stories of the Texas Rangers, joins the West of the Big River stable with THE RANGER, a short novel featuring real-life Ranger Sergeant J.S. Turnbo. Tangling with rustlers, bank robbers, and road agents is all in a day's work for Turnbo as he fights to bring law and order to the area around Abilene and San Angelo, Texas, but solving a deadly mystery will put Turnbo's life in more danger than ever before. It'll take all of the Ranger's wits and gun-handling skills to keep him alive as he untangles the strands of a lethal conspiracy! THE RANGER is a novel based on historical characters and situations in the bestselling West of the Big River series from Western Fictioneers. Don't miss any of these action-packed tales!

"Nobody writes Westerns with more heart and soul than James J. Griffin. Guaranteed enjoyment for any Western fan!"James Reasoner, author of TEXAS WIND and THE CIVIL WAR BATTLE SERIES."Jim Griffin brings to life fictional characters interspersed with real life experiences in the same voice as Max Brand and Louis L'Amour. This fifth novel in the series is as riveting as the first four."Sergeant Jim Huggins, Texas Rangers Company F.When a series of robberies and murders breaks out in north Texas, Ranger Jim Blawcyzk and his partner Smoky McCue are ordered to track down the killers. Their assignment is complicated by a dying eyewitness's claim the outlaws are United States Army cavalrymen. After a train is robbed and the crew viciously murdered, the Rangers are forced into a desperate race to stop the renegades before they strike again.Jim raced through the coach, leapt the gap to the next car, and had walked halfway up its aisle when Brady rose from behind a seat to level his gun at the Ranger. Jim had just begun to thumb back the hammer of his Colt when the train lurched and he was thrown off balance, the gun falling from his hand and spinning out of reach as he went to his knees. Brady took slow, deliberate aim at Jim's chest.