The Gunman's Reckoning

The Gunman's Reckoning is a western novel by Max Brand that tells the story of a notorious outlaw named Tom Lanning who has been on the run for years. After a botched robbery, Lanning is forced to flee into the wilderness, where he meets a young woman named Nancy. Despite her initial fear of him, Nancy begins to see the good in Lanning and helps him to evade the law. As they travel together, Lanning starts to question his life of crime and begins to consider a different path. However, his past catches up with him, and he must face the consequences of his actions. The Gunman's Reckoning is a thrilling tale of redemption and self-discovery in the Wild West.For the first moment Donnegan was not sure; it was not until there was a slight faltering in the deal--an infinitely small hesitation which only a practiced eye like that of Donnegan's could have noticed--that he was sure. The winner was crooked. Yet the hand was interesting for all that. He had done the master trick, not only giving himself the winning hand but also giving each of the others a fine set of cards.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.