From the acclaimed author of Ralph Comptonās Prairie Fire, Kansas, the first in an action-packed new series starring Civil War veteran Cleveland Trewe, a master gunfighter, horseman, and lawman whoās looking to strike it rich in the gold fields of Axle Bust, Nevada ā¦
From the battlefield of Shiloh to the prisoner camp at Slocum, former Union soldier Cleveland Trewe has seen more than enough carnage for one lifetime. Now that the war is over heās found work as a peacekeeper and prospectorāthe perfect set of survival skills for a town like Axle Bust, Nevada, a place seething with danger.
Cleveās uncle staked a claim in Axle Bust only to lose it to a murderous con-man partnered with Duncan Conroy, owner of the Golden Fleece Mine and a man determined to build an empire by means fair and foul. The only person keeping Conroy in check is his sister Berenice, a freethinker whose scientific education benefits the family interestsāeven while catching Cleveās eye.
To reclaim his uncleās mine, and bring justice to a town under tyranny, Cleve finds himself turning the streets into a bullet-riddled battlefield. Conroy is about to learn there just isnāt room for both men in a town like Axle Bust.
Axle Bust Creek (The Cleve Trewe Westerns) - John Shirley
From the acclaimed author of Ralph Comptonās Prairie Fire, Kansas, the first in an action-packed new series starring Civil War veteran Cleveland Trewe, a master gunfighter, horseman, and lawman whoās looking to strike it rich in the gold fields of Axle Bust, Nevada ā¦
From the battlefield of Shiloh to the prisoner camp at Slocum, former Union soldier Cleveland Trewe has seen more than enough carnage for one lifetime. Now that the war is over heās found work as a peacekeeper and prospectorāthe perfect set of survival skills for a town like Axle Bust, Nevada, a place seething with danger.
Cleveās uncle staked a claim in Axle Bust only to lose it to a murderous con-man partnered with Duncan Conroy, owner of the Golden Fleece Mine and a man determined to build an empire by means fair and foul. The only person keeping Conroy in check is his sister Berenice, a freethinker whose scientific education benefits the family interestsāeven while catching Cleveās eye.
To reclaim his uncleās mine, and bring justice to a town under tyranny, Cleve finds himself turning the streets into a bullet-riddled battlefield. Conroy is about to learn there just isnāt room for both men in a town like Axle Bust.