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Crossfire Trail
First published 1954
Rafe Caradec makes a promise to a dying man: he will ride to Wyoming and protect the man’s ranch and family. When he reaches Long Valley, he finds powerful local interests already manoeuvring to seize the property and a community in which wealth and influence can matter more than legal ownership.
Caradec’s obligation draws him into a struggle over land, cattle and control of the valley. The conflict reflects the tensions of the late nineteenth-century ranching frontier, where large operators, smaller property holders and hired gunmen could turn disputed claims into private wars. Keeping his promise means deciding how far he is prepared to go against men who expect no effective resistance.
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