Bøger af Lee Martin

Gunfighter Cass Darringer returns from a hunting trip to find his partner murdered, three innocent men hanged, his mustangs stolen, and he himself the target of the vigilantes' bullets. He is saved from certain death by Texas Rafferty and her uncle, Joker. Now Darringer must protect Texas while contending with the unknown vigilantes who continue to stalk him, a relentless sheriff, plus the powerful Ross Langdon and his two sons.Cass finds himself in a gunfight and kills one of the vigilantes, a man whom he did not expect to be involved in this mess. Now, Cass finds he has more trouble than he knows what to do with. He is forced to rely on his instincts and fend for himself. Before it's all over, Cass will try to save himself and Ms. Texas Rafferty in a fiery showdown that will mean either deliverance...or death.

Chance Darringer has given it a lot of thought, and he's finally returning to Tombstone to marry the woman of his dreams. But when he arrives to pop the question, he finds Polly lying dead on her sewing-room floor, brutally beaten by an unknown assailant.Although he can't prove anything, Chance has a clue about who may have killed Polly, and so he decides to trail Oscar Rawlins and his men in the hopes that one of them will tip his hand. But he can't keep a low profile for long-the Rawlins crew is escorting Susanna Ward back to the ranch to be Oscar's bride, and Chance knows firsthand that she's in big trouble!At least one woman and countless men have fallen prey to Rawlins' evil ways, but Chance Darringer vows that as long as he is alive and kicking, there will not be another!

Sam Darringer isn't about to settle down just yet, so he's happy to accept the challenge when he's asked to ride herd to the Montana Territory. Rad Pierson is moving his cattle and his home base north to keep his daughter out of the nasty clutches of outlaw Russ Wilder, and he could use a Darringer fast gun on the trail to protect the flirtatious Angela.But Mr. Pierson has two daughters. Lisa, the younger, is wearing men's clothing and riding with the cowboys. Sam, against his better judgment, is captivated, especially when she proves her mettle in a stampede-and in a gunfight with some of Wilder's men. Lisa won't let Sam get to know her, however, which may be just as well. There's a band of renegades looking to test Sam's draw. Besides, Sam yearns to "see the elephant." For a restless spirit, the trail is never too long. But for the first time Sam has to wonder: What might he be leaving behind?

Finding his cousin, friend, and mentor Marshal Bob Harrington hanging dead from a cottonwood tree is a cruel blow for Deputy U.S. Marshal Hank Darringer. He'd like nothing better than to exact a bitter and swift revenge, but as a lawman, he knows his duty: capture the vicious murderers and haul them to justice-legally.But seeking justice is tougher than obstructing it in Prospect, Colorado, a bounty hunter's paradise. Being on the side of the law won't shield Hank from the flying bullets. And though it looks like he's closer to getting his man than he thought, now someone is mighty interested in seeing Hank dead. He has to keep one eye on his fast gun and one eye on his back, because in this lawless town full of villains and informants, no one-not even the breathtaking Rosalee Carter-is what he or she seems...

On the day that the delicately beautiful Elena Barker arrives to secure his release from prison, Ben Darringer unwillingly concedes that the very skills that put him in jail are the only ones that can save his life. Elena offers Ben a bargain: a pardon for killing her brother... IF he can save her father's ranch from ruthless encroachers.As a hired gun in the midst of an all-out range war, Ben is forced to take justice into his own hands. The unscrupulous thieves terrorizing the Barker Ranch will stop at nothing to get what they want-and some of them want more than grassland... Elena is in grave danger!To further their evil cause, the greedy cattlemen have recruited the sinister gunslinger known as Zevala to eliminate Ben, and a confrontation is unavoidable. Ben has always been a quick draw, but does he stand a chance against the fiercest and fastest gun in the territory?

Clay Darringer should have known from the start that Katherine Turner would be trouble. Any fool could have told him he'd be better off walking away when he found the beautiful, dazed young woman wandering in the desert unescorted. Katherine is the sole survivor of an outlaw attack, and once the killers find out she is still alive, her life won't be worth a plugged nickel. But the Darringers never seem able to stay out of other people's problems...By the time Clay and Katherine reach their destination of Castle Creek, they have added a teenage boy to their entourage-and have fought off some deadly Apache along the way. With his charges safely delivered, Clay intends to be on his way. But less than an hour after they reach town, he finds himself in the middle of a gunfight, and he realizes he can't leave Katherine unprotected-her valuable ranch land is about to trigger an all-out war!

A wanderin' man, Jess Darringer is on the trail, taking it easy after helping his brother Ben win a spring range war. But his younger sibling Sam disturbs Jess's peace when he rides in with grim news: The woman Jess had loved and left behind was murdered by five ruthless thugs. Jess is driven to avenge her death-but before he can, he has to find the outlaws and enough evidence to prove them guilty.His best lead to the identity of the killers is a receipt made out to a member of the Colby ranching clan. When Jess and Sam sign on with Colby as gunhands after rescuing his beautiful daughter, Lorena, from kidnappers, they know they're asking for trouble, but it's the only way they know to get the information they need. Riding the fence between suspected murderers and kidnapping cattle rustlers is more dangerous than they'd reckoned, especially when Jess realizes that the sights set on him don't all belong to criminals!

The Six Mile Inn is a fictious account of a true series of events. This is a compelling novel about one of Charleston's famous characters, Lavinia Fisher, who stood accused as the first female mass murderer in America. The novel explodes with the ingredients of murder, romance, mystery and psychodrama.

Author is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and winner ofthe Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction, recipient of an NEA Fellowship andOhio Arts Council FellowshipTwo previous Dzanc titles, Late OneNight and The Mutual UFO Network, were wellreviewedAuthor has strong connections to universities,booksellers, and review outlets across the Midwest, with access to the book'sintended readersBased on a true crime in the 1840s. Betsey Reedwas hanged in Lawrenceville,Illinois, for the murder of her husband?the first woman in the USexecuted by hangingWell-known author with strong connections to theregional and national writing community, a long history of successful events,and good pull with booksellers and festival organizersNational galley mailing, with an emphasis on majornational review outlets that have previously covered Lee's workFestival and conference appearances, includingAWP, the Ohioana Book Festival, and MIBA eventsOutreach to MIBA and GLIBA, with nominations aimedat a Midwest Connections and Great Lakes Great Reads pickTargeted galley mailing and outreach to author'slocal papers, including The Columbus Dispatch, The Sumner Press, TheLawrenceville Daily Record, The Olney Daily Mail, The VincennesSun-Commercial, andColumbus AliveTargeted bookstore mailing concentrated on theGreat Lakes and Midwest regionsTargeted galley mailing to review outlets thatpreviously covered Lee's work and have strong connections to the press,including PopMatters, Alternating Current, Crazyhorse, The CoachellaReview, Electric Lit, Lit Hub, Poets & Writers, Largehearted Boy, TheMedium, Brooklyn Rail, The Rumpus, Ploughshares, Kenyon Review, Barrelhouse,Shelf AwarenessBook club outreachUniversity reading series promotion and courseadoption pushMajor awards pushElectronic galleys available on Edelweiss

A dark, harrowing novel about a nine-year-old girl's disappearance and the lasting impact it has on her close-knit communityOn an evening like any other, nine-year-old Katie Mackey, daughter of the most affluent family in a small town on the plains of Indiana, sets out on her bicycle to return some library books. This simple act is at the heart of The Bright Forever, a deeply affecting novel about the choices people make that change their lives forever. Fact, speculation, and contradiction play off one another as the details about Katie's disappearance--and about the townspeople--unfold, creating a fast-paced story that is as gripping as it is richly human. A nuanced portrayal of the complicated give and take among people struggling to maintain their humanity in the shadow of a loss, The Bright Forever is a compelling and emotional tale about the human need to know even the hardest truth.

A Lure to a Kill is the most exciting and compelling Bruce McGowan novel yet. The ninth offering in the series by acclaimed author Lee Martin.

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A captivating psychological thriller set in the 1950s Appalachians chocked full of colorful characters and rich dialogue. In this heart-warming story, Lee Martin, author of eighteen murder and terrorist novels, provides his readers with everything they expect...suspense, intrigue and that classic battle between good guys and bad.

Pulitzer Prize finalist Lee Martin grew up in Illinois and now teaches in the MFA program at the Ohio State University. Like many recent titles that IUP has put out successfully, this has a strong Midwest connection and a terrific writing style.

My name is Bruce McGowan, and contrary to everyone''s belief, I have not yet gone away. Remember when Saddam Hussein was suspected of having weapons of mass destruction, but then the U.N.''s inspectors found no evidence of them? Even though the American President, not at all convinced, subsequently invaded Iraq and fought a lengthy war over them, the world remained convinced the weapons never existed in the first place. Nonetheless, a dozen years after the inspections, I was taken prisoner by a former MI-6 mad man named Alistair Chalmers who knew for a fact they existed. As he also knew of my reputation as a counterterrorist operative, code name Scorpion, by threatening to kill my Scottish cousins who he was holding, I was coerced to go on a search for the weapons. If I found these nuclear and chemical devices and placed them into his hands, he stood to net millions by selling them to Iran. But, where were the WMDs? Chalmers believed they were shipped to Yemen. I had two weeks to find them or my cousins would die. It would prove to be my most dangerous undertaking.

It is November, 1991. About the time the final nail was being driven in the coffin of the Soviet Union, from the remnants of its former Red Army leadership and defunct KGB came cold-blooded mobsters such as Andrei Guryev, a sadistic crime lord who set about terrorizing New York's Brighton Beach with his extortion and sex trafficking racket. One man, however, stood in his way...Bruce McGowan. You might know McGowan as America's quintessential counter-terrorist operative, but find out what he was like twenty plus years before when as an FBI Special Agent he took on the ever-surging Russian Mafiya. Working undercover as a homeless vagrant outside of a Russian restaurant, a known Mafiya operation base, Bruce is not only gathering evidence to bring down the malevolent mob boss and his organization but end the senseless slaying of the homeless on the street who seem to always be getting in Guryev's way. Bruce, working in tandem with the lovely Russian-bred Misha Orlov, herself a Bureau plant inside Guryev's operation, in turn becomes the pursued and number one on the crime boss' target list. Although Bruce can be composed, compassionate and cool-headed, you will not believe he's the same man when you experience his ruthless side. He plays by the rules...mostly...but don't make the mistake of going after his family or otherwise pressing his buttons. You may not live to see tomorrow.