Bandon Public Library

"To help a railroad baron who's laying down line in Wyoming, Longarm's issuing some outlaws a one-way ticket to hell."--Publisher information.

Sheriff Des Rainey was a good lawman, just doing his job, returning from a ranch left in charred ruins after giving the murdered corpses left behind a decent burial. But someone got the drop on him as he was stepping into his own jailhouse--and a shotgun blast blew him clear back out into the muddy main street of Diamondback. Rainey was a good friend of Marshal Billy Vail. They had served as Texas Rangers together. So Billy sent his best deputy marshal...

After capturing a young thief, Longarm discovers that the boy's family has been kidnapped by outlaws and agrees to help him get them back

With the townspeople and local law armed with silver bullets, Longarm must get to the bottom of a werewolf legend and soon discovers that the bite of these rumored creatures is far worse than their bark.

"When Longarm's old friend, Helen Morrow, asks for his help, the lawman doesn't hesitate. Now a successful madam running several bordellos, Helen informs him that someone is trying to run her out of business, sending threatening letters to her working girls. To catch the culprit, Longarm sets up his own business--the Star Saloon--which offers anything a man could desire, from beer and whiskey to cards and female companionship. It isn't long before...

"The town of Devils River doesn't have much to offer beyond ice-cold beer and a bodacious blacksmith who looks to Longarm like she can bang more than an anvil. But that's where cold-blooded killer and wanted man Dolphus Lasher has chosen to hole up. Tossing Lasher into the local jail proves to be easier than Longarm figured. Problem is, the Lashers are planning a little family reunion in Devils River--the entire murderous clan is about to descend...

In a snowbound town, Longarm lies in wait for a group of cold-blooded killers.

"Deputy U.S. Marshal Custis Long is none too keen on his latest assignments: pushing papers at the boss's office, then babysitting some rich hombre traveling with a king's ransom. But Longarm's focus is about to turn real serious--and real personal--real fast. 'NOT YOUR JOB STOP RETURN IMMEDIATELY' Any other time, Longarm would heed his boss's telegram. But a friend's daughter has been kidnapped to be a child bride--and Custis won't sleep, let alone...