Outlaws #5

In 1865, the ambitious Colonel William Walker assembles a small band of recruits and sets sail from San Francisco with dreams of conquering Mexico and establishing his own republic. As Walker's unconventional army moves through Lower California—declaring towns independent, drafting constitutions, and clashing with Mexican forces—his iron-fisted leadership begins to fracture the loyalty of his own men. When betrayal and desperation force Walker to seek an unlikely alliance, the true cost of his grand ambitions comes into question.

When Jerry Pendleton rolls into Denver in 1890 with an unusual pet cricket named Bill and a wild story about locating copper deposits, the townspeople think he's lost his mind—but Jane Conway sees something worth believing in. As word spreads about a promising copper claim near High Ridge, the arrival draws dangerous attention from those who have secrets worth killing for, forcing Pendleton to navigate between fortune seekers, corrupt officials, and criminals with far more at stake than ore. What starts as a prospector's tall tale becomes a test of wits and nerve in a town where nothing is quite what it seems.

"Ace" Diamond and his gang of ruthless train robbers have terrorized the Arizona rails for months, but Special Officer Ray Steele has a plan—he's equipped a specially built "Avenger's Train" bristling with firepower and bait to draw them out. When the outlaws finally strike, Steele and his men are ready for a showdown across the desert plains.

When Judy Krandell's explosive manuscript about a mysterious Montana location called Lost Ravine threatens to expose a dangerous secret, she becomes the target of someone willing to kill to keep it hidden—and when she's murdered, her friend Brock Johnson finds himself framed for the crime. On the run and armed only with her notes, Brock races to Montana to uncover the truth behind the book and clear his name, following a dangerous trail that leads him straight into the heart of the conspiracy.