Western Crime Busters #6

Six-Gun Smith is a roving cowboy who finds work at the Flying-L Ranch run by Prudence Perry, only to get caught in the crossfire when a neighboring rancher named Tom Shandy makes a violent play for her land and water rights. Framed for a killing he committed in self-defense, Smith must clear his name and protect Prudence from Shandy's men—even as the ranch itself goes up in flames. With danger closing in from all sides, Smith will have to use his quick draw and quick thinking to save the woman and the ranch that's starting to feel like home.

When Deputy Don Howell's father leaves town, he asks the young lawman to look after his daughter Kate and the local ranch—but trouble arrives fast when a desperate man tries to stop a woman from seeking help. As Don investigates a shooting and uncovers a sinister plot tied to a dying woman's will, he finds himself caught between a scheming foreman and a ruthless accomplice, with Kate and an innocent young woman caught in the crossfire. "Tethered to Murder," by R. Hayden, is a frontier tale where quick wits and faster guns become the only defense against murder and greed.

When five masked bandits terrorize Canyon County with violence and theft, Sheriff Bob Dale faces his most dangerous case yet—one that unexpectedly entangles him with Rosalie Warren, a determined ranch owner struggling to save her family's land from a ruthless gambler. As Dale investigates the robbers' hideout, he uncovers a shocking connection to Rosalie's troubled brother, forcing the sheriff to act fast before the outlaws strike again. With fists and guns blazing, Dale fights to bring the masked killers to justice and restore peace to Canyon County.

Wilma West finds herself managing the W-W ranch short-handed, so she reluctantly hires the brutish Bull Northrup despite her misgivings about his character. When Northrup's cruelty toward the ranch hands—particularly the loyal stable worker Pegleg Pete—becomes unbearable, Wilma orders him off her property, but the vengeful bully returns days later with darker intentions. As danger closes in on the ranch, it falls to the unlikely Pete to become Wilma's protector in a desperate confrontation.