August, 2019

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Issue #119

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The Grey Cliff Train Holdup of 1893
by Ray Shermer
A notorious band of outlaws roamed the hills and plains of Montana in 1893. After robbing a train, a fierce shootout drove them down the tracks they'd stopped the train on. How would they make their escape?

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The Ace of Jacks
by Tom Sheehan
A young man, witness to the cruel deaths of his parents for a loaf of bread, enacts a search for those killers whose faces will linger in his memory until the end of his search.

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Hate Turns Deadly at Silver Rock
by Jack Hill
Two drifters harass a newly arrived stranger because he's a foreigner. Their hate for him escalates when the stranger thrashes them in a knife fight. Later, they accost the stranger at gunpoint, but Sheriff Duggan intervenes. Can he check their actions before they try to get even?

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Winsome Boys With Ugly Guns
by Brett Tharp
The Old West isn't ready for Billy Wynsom and his gang, a group of city boys dead-set on finding fame, fortune, and fun—at the end of a gun barrel if need be. But it isn't long before they get the feeling they might not be ready for the Old West either.

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The Long Walk
by Don A. Bouquet
The Walking Man was determined to hoof it all the way to Calico. Was he headed into trouble that he would never walk away from?

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Ralph's War
by Ryan Gray
At Gettysburg, Ralph lost a piece of himself. The only place he could look for it was at the bottom of a bottle. Just as the traumatized soldier sank to his lowest, he was faced with a choice—get back in the fight or watch his cousin be gunned down in the street.

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Something New:
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Mixed Blood
by Abe Dancer
Mel Cody, a Cree half-breed, journeys more than a thousand miles to visit his father's Arizona homeland. After intervening in a cruel street fight, he meets a young woman and learns of a mutual enemy. With odds stacked against them, they decide to fight together for their land and each other.

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