45-Caliber Deathtrap

45-Caliber Deathtrap
Author: Peter Brandvold
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2007
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780425218266

When his business partner is murdered by a notorious bank robber, Cuno Massey, bent on revenge, follows a trail of dead bodies to the den of a killer and, along the way, comes to the aid of a bartender and a Chinese man searching for his daughter. Original.

.45-Caliber Desperado

.45-Caliber Desperado
Author: Peter Brandvold
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2011-09-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101543876

Cuno Massey ends up on the wrong side of the law in this .45-Caliber western from Peter Brandvold... Cuno Massey killed those deputy U.S. marshals all right, but only because they were about to rape the women he was escorting to safety. Thrown into a federal penitentiary, he faces a death sentence—until the beautiful Camilla and her cutthroat gang bust him out and head for the Mexican border. Pursued by lawmen as brutal as the desperadoes he travels with, Cuno rides a bloody trail, unsure where his allegiances lie, and wondering if he was better off waiting for the gallows…

.45-Caliber Widow Maker

.45-Caliber Widow Maker
Author: Peter Brandvold
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2009-05-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 110110578X

A prison wagon of caged killers means hell on wheels in this thrilling western from Peter Brandvold. “When you knew how to use a .45, there were times when you couldn’t very well not use it…” Cuno Massey is determined to start a new, peaceful life. But when he comes across a prison wagon under attack, he can’t just ride on. A gang of outlaws is hell-bent on granting four hardened convicts an early release, and with two other lawmen down, the marshal is badly outnumbered. Dispensing frontier justice from the barrel of his Colt .45, Cuno does his best to even the odds and keep the murderous animals where they belong—in their cage. But the trail is long, and the gang is relentless. Looks like Cuno has just signed on for the ride of his life.

.45-Caliber Cross Fire

.45-Caliber Cross Fire
Author: Peter Brandvold
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2012-04-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101561335

Fugitive Cuno Massey is caught between the law and the lawless in this .45-Caliber western from Peter Brandvold. Cuno Massey may be a federal fugitive, but he’s Deputy U.S. Marshal Spurr Morgan’s best chance to run down a gang of gunrunners. A wagon train of rifles, ammunition, Gatling guns, and dynamite was stolen by U.S. cavalry deserters who intend to sell the weapons to a Mexican general waging war against Yaqui Indians. To even the odds against them, Cuno and Spurr form an alliance with Ojos de Fuega—“Fire Eyes”—a Yaqui queen as savage as she is beautiful, and her band of renegades. With so much firepower and so many deadly players on the warpath, Cuno and Spurr know that they’re sitting atop a powder keg with a sizzling fuse…

Hell's Angel

Hell's Angel
Author: Peter Brandvold
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2013-06-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 110162339X

Bounty hunter Lou Prophet takes on a corrupt town in this western from Peter Brandvold. While on the run from Rurales in Mexico, Lou Prophet stops at the familiar desert town of Chisos Springs. Except now it’s called Moon’s Well. And it appears that more than the name has changed. It’s being controlled by the scoundrel Mordecai Moon, who even charges people for water. Lou Prophet won’t stand for such shady business, but he’s never made an enemy like Mordecai... When Mordecai has Lou beaten and sends him into the blazing desert tied over his horse, matters go from bad to personal. Rescued by an old friend and business partner, Lou is ready to end Mordecai’s reign of terror. And with the outlaw’s own girlfriend straddling sides, Lou will make sure he goes out with a bang.

Helldorado

Helldorado
Author: Peter Brandvold
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2010-08-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101189037

In this thrilling western from Peter Brandvold, bounty hunter Lou Prophet thinks he's found paradise—he couldn't be more wrong. In all his years of bounty hunting, not one injury could rival the pain Lou Prophet felt when he thought he’d lost his old partner Louisa Bonaventure. Now that he’s rescued her from the brink of death in Mexico, they’re seeking a fresh start in Juniper, Wyoming, which had once been called Helldorado before Lou’s friend, “Hell-Bringin’” Hiram Severin, cleaned it up. Or thought he had… The two bounty hunters take on jobs as gold guards for a local bank—and Louisa takes up with a rich banker. Lou doesn’t have time for jealousy because some people have decided to welcome them to Helldorado with some hot lead. Now Prophet needs to find this filth that’s been swept under the carpet, or he and Louisa will be settling down in Helldorado for good—six feet under…

Rogue Lawman #6

Rogue Lawman #6
Author: Peter Brandvold
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2011-05-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101514620

Fighting the good fight is enough reason for former deputy marshal Gideon Hawk to get in on the action. But when the defenseless are involved, it gets personal for the Rogue Lawman… Brazos got off lucky this time. His Pa, Blue Tierney, saved him from receiving due justice at the hands of a hangman in Trinity Ridge. Which means the Tierneys and their gang are continuing to roam free spreading their terror… What this town needs is a temporary lawman who exhibits little diplomacy when it comes to doling out justice—and Gideon Hawk is that man. Not everyone is sure of him though, especially a hard-nosed yet fetching schoolteacher and some shady businessmen… Like most hardened outlaws, the Tierneys don’t take kindly to getting pushed out of their territory, and they put up a damned good fight. But Gideon won’t back down until he has them strung up from the gallows they once escaped…

The Devil's Winchester

The Devil's Winchester
Author: Peter Brandvold
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2011-01-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101476869

Bounty hunter Lou Prophet escorts a killer to be hanged—and himself into trouble in this western from Peter Brandvold. Lou Prophet is in mixed company these days. He doesn’t mind being close to his pretty pistol-packing partner, Louisa Bonaventure. Known as the Vengeance Queen, she has his back—and dare he say it, part of his heart. But accompanying the vile outlaw Blanco Metalious back to Nugget Town to see him hang isn’t exactly Lou’s idea of a good time… Then a young girl claiming amnesia after getting caught in the crossfire during Blanco’s capture joins their posse. But her ease on the trails belies her innocence. Before Prophet can deal with her, Sam “Man Killin’” Metalious enters the picture, aiming to free his son before he hangs. But no way is that going to happen under Prophet’s watch…

Rogue Lawman #3: Cold Corpse, Hot Trail

Rogue Lawman #3: Cold Corpse, Hot Trail
Author: Peter Brandvold
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2007-04-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 110104196X

Former Deputy U.S. Marshal Gideon Hawk finds trouble ahead in the third Rogue Lawman novel from Peter Brandvold. Gideon Hawk gives some bounty hunters a lethal lesson in how reputations are made when a beautiful prostitute latches on to him. With this excess baggage, Hawk has to outride some determined soldiers who believe that she’s their property. Called the “devil’s whore,” Estella more than lives up to her name, and Hawk is happy when an apparently decent troop of soldiers takes her off his hands. But the soldiers are carrying payroll money and don’t get very far before the blaze of gunfire proves that things are not what they appear to be. Now, Hawk must save Estella and prove once again that trouble comes in many different shades—all of them blood-red…