The Devil wears a badge...
When US marshal Link Leyland heard that his ex-partner Dan Shurmer had been killed, he rode in to Prairie City to investigate.
However, Link's hopes for a quiet investigation are shattered when he intervenes in a coach robbery, killing a man.
Despite passing himself off as a rancher, Link attracts the attention of the town's marshal.
Things are complicated further when Link is forced to kill the marshal's deputy in self-defence.
But Marshal Pat Eke is not a man who can be trusted, nor the company he keeps.
While investigating the death of his friend and trying to stay on Eke's good side, Link is also approached by Ann Rayner, who fears for her brother's safety.
Could Schurmer's murder, the robbery, the marshal and the brother all be connected?
It's not long before more bullets start flying and bodies pile up.
Will Link find justice for his partner, or will he too fall to the killer who wears a Hell Star?
'A rollicking good read, full of danger and suspense - bestselling author, Tom Casey
Chuck Mason (1928), is one of fifty pseudonyms for British author, Donald S. Rowland, who was born in Norfolk, England. Rowland is married with three children, and previously had a variety of jobs, including film projectionist and Senior Clerk and Local Government Officer. It was only in 1964 that he dedicated his time to writing full-time and has since written a variety of novels, from science-fiction to westerns.
Genre: Western
When US marshal Link Leyland heard that his ex-partner Dan Shurmer had been killed, he rode in to Prairie City to investigate.
However, Link's hopes for a quiet investigation are shattered when he intervenes in a coach robbery, killing a man.
Despite passing himself off as a rancher, Link attracts the attention of the town's marshal.
Things are complicated further when Link is forced to kill the marshal's deputy in self-defence.
But Marshal Pat Eke is not a man who can be trusted, nor the company he keeps.
While investigating the death of his friend and trying to stay on Eke's good side, Link is also approached by Ann Rayner, who fears for her brother's safety.
Could Schurmer's murder, the robbery, the marshal and the brother all be connected?
It's not long before more bullets start flying and bodies pile up.
Will Link find justice for his partner, or will he too fall to the killer who wears a Hell Star?
Praise for Chuck Mason
'A rollicking good read, full of danger and suspense - bestselling author, Tom Casey
Chuck Mason (1928), is one of fifty pseudonyms for British author, Donald S. Rowland, who was born in Norfolk, England. Rowland is married with three children, and previously had a variety of jobs, including film projectionist and Senior Clerk and Local Government Officer. It was only in 1964 that he dedicated his time to writing full-time and has since written a variety of novels, from science-fiction to westerns.
Genre: Western
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