Bøger af John Spiars

Best-selling western author, John Spiars weaves a tale of terror from the heart of the old west. Bury Me Along Palmetto Creek will leave chills long after the last page is turned.A Terror as Old as the Land ItselfTo the Native American tribes living in Texas, Enchanted Rock has been a location of great spiritual power, and the land between Palmetto Creek and the great rock a place of death, where the forces of light and dark have been battling for millennia. In the early 1830's Jim Bowie led an expedition to locate a mine purported to contain the largest deposits of silver ever found, but instead, they awaken the force that guards the mine. Narrowly escaping death, Bowie never returned, and left no clue to the mines location. In 1875, when a cavalry detachment disappears while searching for the lost Bowie mine, Rance and Travis are part of a troop of soldiers sent to locate them. What they find is an ancient, once dormant evil that seeks the sacrifice that will set it free upon the Texas frontier. Will Rance and Travis have what it takes to defeat this malevolence?

Best-selling western author of Riders of the Lone Star returns with Hell and Half of Texas, the second novel in the Heck Carson Series.Justice is back.Seeking a greater adventure than bringing law and order to the untamed Texas frontier, Texas Ranger Jesse "Heck" Carson, along with his friend, Tommy Jergsen, enlist in the Confederate Cavalry. They are placed in a special unit tasked with stopping the murderous Jayhawkers who have been carrying on a guerilla war against civilians in Missouri. Heck and his men face the expected horrors of war, but what they didn't expect was to find themselves in the middle of a private war where they don't know who to trust and where the lines between friend and enemy mean nothing. In order to do what is right, they must make decisions that will forever change the course of their lives and which thrusts them into a battle far more violent than anything they ever expected.

Best-selling western author, John Spiars has created a timeless hero of the old west. The first novel in the Heck Carson Series, Riders of the Lone Star brings the wild and lawless Texas frontier to life.When the Law ain't enough...He brings Justice.The year is 1852. Settlers on the Texas frontier are at the mercy of hostile Comanche and vicious outlaws, and the only ones holding the line between life and death are a few brave men, known as Texas Rangers. Outnumbered and outgunned, they bring law and order to the untamed land. They face impossible odds with nothing more than grit, determination, and a fast gun. It is this adventure and excitement that lures sixteen-year-old Jesse "Heck" Carson to leave his families ranch to join the fight. Heck quickly learns that this life comes at a price, the cost of which is hardship, danger, and possibly his own life. The bonds of friendship, loyalty, and duty lead him into epic battles that test his courage and resolve, and along the way he learns what it means to wear the star of the Texas Rangers.

Writing in the style of Louis L'Amour, Zane Grey, Larry McMurtry and William W. Johnstone, Best-Selling Western Author John Spiars, author of Riders of the Lone Star, Hell and Half of Texas, and Bound for Vengeance, returns with BLOOD TRAIL, the fourth novel in the Heck Carson Series.Texas Ranger, Jesse "Heck" Carson, is living the life he has always dreamed of, chasing down and capturing the outlaws who ply their evil trade along the Mexican border. When orders come from the Federals that the Rangers are to be disbanded, Heck decides that the time has come for him to begin building a life for himself that doesn't involve getting shot at by killers and horse thieves, but he has one last mission to complete first. The O'Shea gang is a group of former Union soldiers from the famed and infamous Irish Brigade, who have come to Texas to exact their own revenge for the war by butchering as many Southerners as they can. Before Heck can start the next chapter of his life, he must put a stop to this scourge before the gang makes it across the Mexican border to safety.As he chases the gang across the Texas frontier, Heck meets many who are on the same quest, but with motives far different than his own. The brutality of the O'Shea gang is matched only by those who seek to make a name for themselves by putting them in the ground, and Heck Carson finds himself caught in the middle. To accomplish his job and rid the state of this scourge, Heck will have to figure out whom he can trust, and together they will have to make the fight of their lives. "What kind of man are you?" Bard asked."I'm the man I have to be to get the job done. It's best ya keep that in mind on our way back.""I've shot many men in my time, and not one of 'em was by accident,""I'm Ranger Carson," he said, showing the man his silver star, "and I hope you don't make me do this the hard way.""The truth's a funny thing, sonny. It tends to change depending on how a person's asked. I've tried asking proper, but I reckon I'll have to find another way. I killed your friend, but spared you, so don't go making me wish I'd chosen otherwise. I plunged my knife into his belly and took him quick, but believe me, I can do it much slower if I'm of a mind. It's best you just remember that.""That was a bloody thrill," O'Shea said, cleaning the blood from his saber. "Tell me you gentlemen didn't feel the sensation when those men walked in here. For a moment, I thought it could go either way.""If a man's gonna make his life in a hard country, he's gotta make himself hard. Ya just set your mind to what's gotta be done, and then ya do it. If a man lets fear get in the way, then he won't act when he has to."You seem like a good man, Mister Abbott, but if your men don't let us pass, you'll die here, right along with me.""Names mean nothing to me, mister. I've killed many men, and to tell ya the truth, I don't remember one of their names. It would be best if you just handed me that shotgun. If you do, ya might make it outta this town alive."John Spiars is the author of The Heck Carson Western Series. He is a writer and amateur historian with a passion for the history and myths of the "Old West". He is a native Texan and lives in North Texas with his wife and four children. When not writing western novels, he maintains a blog about Texas history and travel entitled Under the Lone Star.

HECK CARSON IS BACK...AND FIGHTING TO THE LAST MAN.Writing in the style of Louis L'Amour, Zane Grey, Larry McMurtry and William W. Johnstone, Best-selling western author John Spiars, of Riders of the Lone Star and Hell and Half of Texas, returns with Bound for Vengeance, the third novel in the Heck Carson Series.Barely surviving the attack by the men in black, Heck Carson sets out on the killer's trail. Traveling west through the high country, he heads straight into the heart of a dark conspiracy, where treachery and violence are used to maintain order and where human life is of little value. Oro City is a gold boom town nestled in the Rocky Mountains, where a man only known as the General reigns with an iron fist, and keeps the inhabitants in virtual slavery. With an army at his disposal and a fortune in gold, the General's evil plan seems assured of success, that is until he meets former Texas Ranger, Heck Carson.With the help of his friends, and a few new acquaintances, Heck treks over the icy peaks of the Rockies, toward an ultimate showdown with the fate of the United States hanging in the balance.While the Civil War rages, and the Blue and Gray collide in bloody battles, it is on the unknown battlefields where heroes and villains not mentioned in the history books, fight for the soul of a nation.EXCERPTS: "If we don't go, they'll keep sending these killers after us. The only way to end this is to take the fight to them."Hearing gunfire behind him, Paul turned his head just in time to see three cowboys fall to the ground. The bodies of the dead were trampled under the horses of the approaching men in black.The four men carefully led their horses down the steep slope, taking turns walking in front, in an effort to identify and avoid the drifts. The trail skirted the sheer face of the mountain, and only a few feet of unstable earth separated the men from the abyss.Red screamed as the liquid ran into every cut and seemed to burn the flesh as it ran down his back. He screamed and pulled at his bindings with every ounce of strength he had left. "Your men killed the boy. He was Carson's friend, and he's not one to let something like that go unanswered.""We're walking into a hornet's nest," August said, as he watched the fifteen men ride away, "and now we're going in with twenty-five less guns."As they came into view, the approaching army looked like a single black mass moving across the green prairie. Heck didn't believe that a hundred men on horseback could look any more imposing if they were ushering in damnation itself.Following the rays of daylight that penetrated the deadly haze, twenty men emerged from the carnage. Far from the salvation they had expected, the men emerged into a hail of bullets that tore into their bodies from every direction all at once.Sickened by the destruction and death he had unleashed, Heck, with more than a twinge of regret, pushed down the plunger of the second detonator."This is the face of war, I'm afraid," Heck said. "Just remember, you didn't ask for this evil to come to your town."Leaping forward, Heck caught the man's body before it hit the ground, and ran out the door with it on his shoulders. Two shots that were meant for Heck, struck the body of the dead barkeeper, giving him the chance to take careful aim. His first shot struck one of the gunmen between the eyes, and his second hit the other one in the belly. Heck knew that the second man would die, but not before he spent agonizing moments wishing he was dead.John Spiars is the author of the Heck Carson Series. He is a writer and amateur historian with a passion for the history and myths of the "Old West". He is a native Texan, and lives in North Texas with his wife and four children. When not writing western novels he maintains a blog about Texas history and travel called Under the Lone Star