Les Burchard owned the local gambling palace, half the town, and most of the surrounding territory, and Walt Devon’s thousand-acre ranch would make him king of the land. The trouble was, Devon didn’t want to sell. In a ruthless bid to claim the spread, Burchard tried everything from poker to murder. But Walt Devon was a betting man by nature, even when the stakes were his life. The way Devon figured, the odds were stacked against him. So he could either die alone... or takes ...

You don’t get a much more evocative opening than that for a Western novella called „Werewolf”, and the story lives up to both its title and that opening in ways you won’t expect from Max Brand who did write some fantastic fiction. On that bitter night Chris Royal walks into Yates Saloon to escape the storm where Cliff Main, gun happy brother of killer Harry Main, is looking for trouble over a girl both like. Words are exchanged, and there is the smell of cordite in the air. C...

After 8 years in prison for murder, Jimmy Geary returns to his town Yellow Creek, and his past, and an ambush. Jimmy was very happy to see town again. But there are three men who aren’t happy to see Jimmy Geary return, and they conspire to make his stay this time very short... Neatly plotted and briskly told, it illustrates Max Brand’s remarkable gift for storytelling. One of the greatest western authors of all time, Frederick Faust wrote under sixteen different pseudonyms, i...

This great book by Max Brand tells the story of honest, hard working Phil Slader, the son of a notorious murdering outlaw, who had sworn not to follow the footsteps of his father, a feared and hated gunman. Phil was adopted by the man who put a bullet in his father’s heart. Watched and expected every day to explode into the lawless ways of his father, young Phil patiently waits to come of age to leave the servitude of his father’s killer and find the truth of his death. Could...

The name Max Brand is synonymous with great adventure and quality. Good men gone bad fill the pages of this Western trio, with stories of outlaws, horse thieves and a rowdy ranch hand who turns to stage robbery. This book contains three short novelettes: „The Nighthawk Trail”, „Vamp’s Bandit” and the title story, „Rifle Pass”. In „Rifle Pass”, ageing Sheriff Thomas Weller has one major problem: his son Dick Weller. Dick cannot seem to apply himself to anything. In a desperate...

His name was Jim Silver, but they called him Silvertip. Jim Silver, the man with tufts of silver hair over each temple, the man who sometimes looked like a horned devil in the moonlight, hungered for action as most men hunger for food. And he found plenty when bank robber Jim Lovell sought his protection – because, unknown to Silvertip, Lovell was packing a half-million dollars in stolen cash along with his Winchester. And the men he’d double-crossed had shot their way out of...

One of the most prolific writers of all time, he wrote more than 500 novels and nearly 15 million words under the pen name of Max Brand and seventeen others. Alongside Zane Grey, the western section of any bookstore is usually packed with Max Brand titles. „The Jackson Trail” is another outstanding western that demands your attention. In it, Jesse Jackson is riding where the law feared to go... Packed with enough action and interesting twists to please even the most die-hard ...

Historia Johanna Reichharta, człowieka, który wykonał najwięcej egzekucji w dziejach ludzkości. CZY MOŻNA GO UZNAĆ ZA ZBRODNIARZA? A MOŻE KAT ZAWSZE JEST NIEWINNY? Johann Reichhart pozbawił życia co najmniej 3165 osób. Nie interesowały go ich płeć, wiek ani powód skazania. Nikt przed nim nie zabijał tak szybko i tak skutecznie. Trudno uwierzyć w makabryczne rekordy, które ustanawiał, a jednak to wszystko wydarzyło się naprawdę. Sposoby wykonywania egzekucji, ich tempo, a ...

Historia inspirowana prawdziwymi wydarzeniami.Thriller, który przyprawi was o dreszcze.  Czy kłamstwo zaprzeczone przez kłamcę jest prawdą?  KINGAOkrzyknięta dzieciobójczynią właśnie opuszcza areszt. Co tak naprawdę stało się przed ponad rokiem? Czy ta eteryczna kobieta, zatracona w książkach i w świecie fantazji, mogła dokonać potwornej zbrodni? A może doszło jedynie do nieszczęśliwego wypadku? Teraz musi zrobić wszystko, by odzyskać drugie dziecko. ...

MOŻESZ WMAWIAĆ SOBIE, ŻE ŚWIAT JEST DOBRY, A ŚMIERĆ NIE ISTNIEJE.Prawdziwa historia najbardziej makabrycznego seryjnego mordercy. Psychopaty, który trafił do podręczników kryminalistyki na całym świecie. Edmund Kolanowski jest zwyczajnym człowiekiem z sąsiedztwa. Ma żonę i dzieci, niczym szczególnym się nie wyróżnia. Poza jednym – instynktem bestii. Ta cecha czyni go zwyrodniałym mordercą i kolekcjonerem trofeów. Dewiantem analizowanym przez FBI.Czy Kolanowski jest potworem, ...

This work is written not in the traditional western spirit. We are talking about a mercenary who guardes the Chandler’s shop with a gun. When the marshal himself said that I was no other than the murderer, I told him that I would leave Bostwick and try to start a new life without a gun. This is a great nigga, recommended for those who are looking for „something else” in the western genre.

Max Brand (1892–1944), war ein US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller und gilt als einer der wichtigsten und bekanntesten Western-Autoren des 20. Jahrhunderts. Joe Warder muss den berüchtigten Banditen „El Tigre” auffinden und verhaften. Der unerfahrene Dennis MacMore ist auf der Suche nach seinem älteren Bruder – der, wie sich bald herausstellt, mit „El Tigre” unter einer Decke steckt. MacMore und Warder reisen zusammen von der texanischen Grenze aus nach Mexiko. Sie geraten unv...

Frederick Schiller Faust (1892-1944) was an American author known primarily for his thoughtful and literary Westerns under the pen name Max Brand. Prolific in many genres he wrote historical novels, detective mysteries, pulp fiction stories and many more. This is one of his work. The plot is well constructed with well drawn subsidiary characters and provides a number of interesting twists. Highly recommended, especially for those who love the Old Western genre. Also Brand w...

In „Harrigan”, prolific writer Max Brand takes a detour from the dusty trails of the West where his novels were typically set and spins a gripping nautical tale set in Hawaii and upon the open sea. What starts out as a chance meeting between two men turns into a heated race for priceless treasure – and the love of a remarkable woman. Thrown into each other’s path where one has absolute power and the other only his strength and his unconquerable spirit, who will survive and ...

He’s an outlaw on the run. Harry Gloster is an accused murderer who, though innocent, is forced to hide. Harry is a heartbeat ahead of the posse. But neither twisted justice nor a gallows rope can stretch across the Rio Grande. Hell-bent for Mexico, Gloster meets up with Joan Daniels and she’s a dream come true. Now he’s got a choice. Kiss the sweetest thing he’s ever seen goodbye... or stay and risk a lynching. One of many recommended westerns by this prolific author. Fred...

It is the continuing saga of Max Brand’s finest heroine, Jack – Jacqueline Boone. Jack is blessed and cursed by the cross of Meilan when she meets Dix Van Dyck. Dix Van Dyck, is being persecuted by an evil sheriff, named Onate. Dix, perhaps too fond of action and excitement, had stayed out of trouble on the strength of his boyish charm and the verdict of „suicide” passed on those who drew their guns on him. Strangely enough, it is Jackie Boone and a beautiful Yaqui Indian g...

(…) Któż więc odpokutuje za jego przewinienia? Syr 28,5Trzeci tom bestsellerowej trylogii o komisarzu Eryku Deryle.Brutalny seryjny morderca Cztery Iks w końcu wpada w ręce policji. To jednak nie koniec koszmaru, wkrótce bowiem odnalezione zostają zmasakrowane zwłoki. Mimo iż schwytany psychopata nie mógł popełnić tej zbrodni, zna jej szczegóły. Co więcej, istnieje podejrzenie, iż niektóre z uprowadzonych przez Cztery Iksa kobiet wciąż żyją.Komisarz Eryk Deryło musi podją...

Max Lucado napisał tę książkę, aby pomóc ludziom wydźwignąć się z szarości życia i dostrzec ich własną i niepowtarzalną drogę. Odkrywanie tej drogi i pójście nią sprawia, że najpełniej stajesz się sobą. Spróbuj odkryć rzeczy, które lubisz robić i które jednocześnie robisz dobrze. Możemy nazwać je momentami radosnej harmonii. Pomyśl o chwilach pełnych szczęścia i energii, gdy nie liczyłeś czasu. O chwilach, gdy pomyślałeś: „Tak, jestem do tego stworzony!”. Przypomnij sobi...

Rival police detectives Angus Campbell and Patrick O’Rourke find themselves working together to locate the millionaire who disappeared while under their protection on a train bound for Chicago. Manhattan millionaire John Cobb has been receiving threatening letters, and so leaves for Chicago, hoping that by hopping the night-train he’ll escape from his anonymous ill-wisher. Assigned as guards, Campbell and O’Rourke go along. When, after signing his $15 million will over to h...

Trailin is a classic Western tale of vengeance meted out by six-guns. It tells the story of Anthony Bard, a motherless young man raised among the aristocracy of the East, who possesses a desperate hunger for the adventure that only the Western life could bring him. One day he sees his father murdered in the yard of their home. This starts young Anthony on a trail of vengeance that leads him to the far west. Here, Anthony, a tenderfoot with a knack for survival must track do...

Ernest Pontifex, son of a clergyman, leads a life of disarray. Ernest struggles with orthodoxy, lives in the slums, is thrown into prison, and eventually marries Ellen. Saved by the discovery that Ellen is already married, Ernest received an inheritance, and is able to devote his life to literature, finally winning self-respect and success. One of many recommended Westerns by this prolific author. Frederick Schiller Faust (May 29, 1892 - May 12, 1944) was an American author...

The "Dr. Kildare" series is written by Max Brand, which was the pen name of prolific author Frederick Faust, and is from the medical genre. This series is about the many exploits of Dr. Kildare, who starts out the series as a medical intern as he works to try and become a doctor. The stories follow Dr. James "Jimmy" Kildare, an aspiring surgeon, who leaves the simple life of his parents’ farm to practice medicine at a big-city hospital. Brand this time has young Dr. Kildare...

Alex Valente otrzymuje ultimatum od ojca: jeśli chce przejąć rodzinną firmę perfumeryjną, musi się jak najszybciej ożenić. Alex nie zamierza ulec szantażowi do chwili, gdy poznaje na pokazie mody znaną projektantkę Olivię Cunnington. Jeśli miałby się ożenić, to tylko z nią! Musi tylko znaleźć sposób, jak nakłonić ją do szybkiego ślubu…  

Bill Gary was blinded by the agony of torn flesh. Red sparks of pain flared through him. He saw Frosty, his mouth dripping with blood, ready to spring again. Bill struck at the leaping form ... and missed. The wolf’s teeth were at his throat! Bill Gary was dead. But this only encouraged the fortune seekers. For securely fastened around the killer wolf’s neck was a collar containing the location of a vein of gold ... and it was still anybody’s prize. This most vicious of tim...