Range Busters #8
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeRange Busters #8 is an anthology containing two western stories. The first story follows the Range Busters as they encounter criminals who have robbed a stagecoach and murdered its driver, leading to a confrontation where the heroes battle the outlaws and bring them to justice with the help of the local sheriff. The second story, "The Saga of John Wesley Hardin," recounts the exploits of the notorious western badman John Wesley Hardin, described as one of the deadliest gunfighters of the Southwest, set in El Paso, Texas, involving his pursuit of a woman named Joan Shoe and conflicts arising from his reputation.
Chip, Doodle, and Scott—the Range Busters—take a job from a suave businessman to drive a herd of pure-bred cattle from Don Pedro's Mexican ranch, but they'll have to contend with the outlaw Alcardo, who's been ambushing every attempt to move the stock. When they reach Rancho Nuevo, Scott devises a daring plan to outwit the bandit: drive a worthless decoy herd through the hills while the real cattle are winched up a cliff to safety—but nothing goes smoothly when Scott finds himself surrounded and cut off in the pass.
When a bank robbery rocks the peaceful town of Scrub Oaks, Cactus Nell spots a crucial clue—a discarded glove—and sets her sights on Steve Judson, a gambling drifter who recently purchased dynamite. She tracks him down at a Boulder Ridge casino and works to get close enough to confirm her suspicions, leading to a tense confrontation with the outlaw and his gang. It's a tale of quick thinking and grit that proves why this tough little detective is one of the Territory's sharpest investigators.
When a series of brutal stage coach robberies and murders plague Death Valley, the Range Busters arrive to investigate the disappearance of gold bullion shipments—only to discover that the culprits may be closer to the law than anyone suspected. As the trio works to uncover the secret behind the vanishing gold, they must navigate a web of deception involving a mysterious mine operation and determine who in town can truly be trusted. It's a test of wits and gunplay as the Range Busters race to stop the killings and recover the fortune before the real mastermind strikes again.
John Wesley Hardin stakes his claim on Joan Soboe, the town belle of El Paso, but her expensive tastes and gambling habit soon drain his pockets—forcing the notorious gunman to rob gamblers just to keep up. When a young peace officer locks Soboe away for brawling, Hardin's fury knows no bounds, and his vow of vengeance sets him on a collision course with the law that will test whether even the fastest gun in the Southwest can outrun his own recklessness.
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