Books tagged: western historical mystery

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Timber Beasts: A Sage Adair Historical Mystery of the Pacific Northwest    by S. L. Stoner
You set the price! 99190 words. Published on January 30, 2010. .

A secret operative in America's 1902 labor movement, leading a double life that balances precariously on the knife-edge of discovery, finds his mission entangled with the fate of a young man accused of murder. An early 20th century Pacific Northwest historical mystery based on a true crime committed by Portland's ruling elite.
Abraham Lincoln for the Defense    by Warren Bull
Price: $2.99 USD. 72370 words. Published on April 25, 2010. .

Young Abraham Lincoln had to defend against a unique murder charge. The Trailor brothers and a friend arrived in Springfield, IL. The next day the brothers left alone. With Lincoln away rumors spread, the brothers fell out and a lynch mob raged. Lincoln returned to find people set on a double hanging. Standing between the brothers and the hangman’s noose was Abraham Lincoln for the defense.
Belle Starr: A Novel    by Speer Morgan
Price: $2.99 USD. 102420 words. Published on May 17, 2010. .

“Belle Starr is a wonderful book, singing with the wild energy and zany humor and the sadness of the final years of the Old West. It is a tragic and triumphant story, rich with characters and scenes and events that live on the page and haunt the memory. Belle Starr is an important novel, a genuine contribution to American history.
Catch a Killer by the Toe    by Pete Peterson
Price: $2.99 USD. 7850 words. Published by Untreed Reads on August 30, 2010. .

Marshal Sam Catlin's attempts to keep order in the unruly Western town of Fairplay are becoming more challenging by the day. First is the discovery of the body of Caleb Tinker. Then, the local beggar is nearly killed and one of his oppressors turns up dead. When his investigation reveals the events may be related, Catlin finds he'd better solve the cases soon...or risk becoming the next corpse.