Bøger af Raymond D Mason

Ben Cooper is hired by a corrupt and powerful rancher in the Rock Creek, Wyoming area to kill three men giving him trouble; or so he says. One of the men Cooper is to kill is the sheriff of Rock Springs, Grat Dawson.Cooper and Dawson had been friends at one time, but when both fell in love with the same young woman their friendship more or less ended. Cooper showed up in Rock Springs just days before one of Wyoming's darkest days in history; the riot that cost dozens of Chinese residents their lives.Cooper soon learns that the man who had hired him was not being honest with him and decides against eliminating the men he'd been hired to kill. This is a fast moving, action packed story that will keep the reader turning pages to see what happens next.

This is the third book in the Sackett Series. It finds Brent Sackett wounded and on the verge of death and being treated by a doctor in Sundown, Texas. Brian Sacket, Brent's identical twin brother, returns to the family cattle ranch just out of Abilene, Texas where he is immediately involved in a run in with a Comanche war party. Through a series of circumstances, Brian and older brother AJ learn that Brent might be living in Sundown and are sent by their father to help Brent get to Mexico where he can start life afresh. Another Sackett adventure that keeps the reader turning pages to see what happens next.

Mexican bandit, Raul Ortega, better known as 'El Lobo' crosses the Mexican border with his band of cutthroats and goes in search of Quirt Adams with his heart set on revenge. When he runs across Abigail, the bandit takes out his anger on her, and then takes over the town of Springville. A must read for the Western fan.

Willie Winslow is a small time crook in the Big Apple. When he gives the head of one of NY gangs a bum tip on a race horse his troubles begin. The gangster wants Willie to repay the five thousand dollars he lost on the bet. One bad turn leads to another and before long Willie is wanted by the police for murder, stealing an expensive diamond bracelet, dognapping, passing counterfeit money, and the assassination of an informant in protective custody. This all takes place in the 1940's, but the fun is ageless.

When Quirt Adams' wife, Abigail is kidnapped, the big rancher believes it to be his old nemisis, Raul Ortega, better known as 'El Lobo.' Quirt sets out on the trail of the kidnappers and is led from Arizona to the gold fields of Colorado. The showdown occurs on a high mountain peak, where Quirt finally catches up to the ones that took Abby. A great read for the Western fan.

Brian and AJ Sackett head to Lubbock County, Texas in search of their wayward brother Brent who is reported living in a small town called Sundown. Along the way the brother's encounter renegade Indians as well as a marshal and his deputy who are trailing them in order to arrest Brent for his crimes. The brothers run across a brewing range war that has them in the path of a stampeding herd of steers and an encounter with one of Brent's old enemies, Black Jack Haggerty. The fourth story in Mason's Sackett family series. A taut Western with plenty of action in an easy to read style.

Twin brothers separated by the War Between the States return find themselves on opposite sides of the law after the War. Brian Sackett thinks his brother, Brent is dead, when the elder twin doesn't come back to their family's ranch in Texas. Through a chain of events their paths cross while Brian is in pursuit of a man he believes tried to kill the oldest Sackett brother, AJ. The story began in the book "Across the Rio Grande" and is continued in "Three Days to Sundown" with the twin brothers finally meeting up. Brent has left a trail of dead bodies with Brian winding up taking the blame. There will be one more book in the series. The name is yet to be determined.

Private Detective Mick Thornton is hired by a New Orleans businessman to follow his wife and see if she is having an affair with his business partner. The detective soon finds there is more going on than just an affair. A taut mystery that moves fast.

When Private Investigator Sean Weigel became involved in a scheme to save Elvis Presley's musical empire he found himself up to his neck in danger. The detective soon finds himself involved in cases that had originally been described as 'suicides' or accidental overdoses. He also ran across information that President John F. Kennedy was shot by several men and Lee Harvey Oswald may have been set up to take the blame. When Weigel is 'summond' to Las Vegas by Johnny Roselli a known member of the Mafia, things really heat up. The counterfeit Elvis scheme is also running into trouble. Jesse Garon Presley, who is taking Elvis's place due to his throat injury has a drug problem that is threatening to blow the lid off the switching of roles. This is the third book in the 'Counterfeit Elvis' series and will leave the reader wanting more.

Nick Castle is hired to follow the wife of a multi-millionare who belives his wife may be having an affair. The man's beautiful young wife is blown up in a car bombing with Castle as a witness. The private eye continues his investigation more determined than ever to find out who it was that killed the young woman. His investigation soon turns deadly, but who are the ones trying to kill him? That is the question he must answer and sooner rather than later. A good book for the classic mystery lover.

Learn how faith, hope and love are interconnected in the believer's life. Learn how they lead the individual into a deeper understanding of what they have 'in Christ'. Hopefully the reader will learn how the three working together in shaping and strengthening our walk with the Lord as we continually surrender to His Lordship.

Frank Corrigan is a Homicide Detective in San Francisco. He and his partner, Lee Fralick, are assigned to investigating the double murder of a friend of Fralick and what turns out to be his mistress / business partner in a call girl ring. Obviously the number one suspect becomes the dead man's wife who claims to have been unaware of her husband's secret life. When other people connected loosely to the murder victims also start turning up dead, the case really heats up. This story has more twists and turns than the crookedest road in the world and has the reader baffled as to who the killer is. Shadows of doubt are cast on many of those under suspicion.

Clay McAlister is on the trail of three men who robbed a stagecoach his fiance was traveling on and caused her death. He trails them to El Paso, Texas where he runs into an old acquaintance of his, who just so happens to be the head of the gang who robbed the stagecoach his fiance was on. When he learns that there is a large money shipment from the east coming to the bank in El Paso, he figures out that is why the gang is in town. When another gang shows up, things begin to get very interesting. With both gangs set on getting the money there is only one way it can be settled...and that is by...gunsmoke. A good read for the western fan.

When Stony Suitt is released from the Yuma Arizona Territorial Prison he heads back to his hometown of Buckeye, Arizona to find the ones that framed him for a stagecoach robbery. His arrival is not welcomed by many in the small town; one being the town sheriff. Upon meeting a US Territorial Marshal by the name of Cody Lane, Stony soon has an ally in his quest to clear his name. The closer he gets to uncovering the true identies of the stagecoach holdup men, the more dangerous his search becomes. Eventually there is a showdown on a night known as 'the night of the blood red moon.' A good read for the Western fan.

When Dave Butler and his sidekick, Randy Russell, sell a Winchester Model '73 rifle to a man they meet on the trail to Medicine Bow, their troubles begin. Arriving in town with a pocket full of money, they are soon arrested for the murder of the man who had bought the rifle from them. When another dead body turns up, they are soon accused of murdering and robbing that man too. Things go from bad to worse when an angry mob forms threatening to lynch the men. This is a taut who-done-it, Western style. Another good read for the Western fan.

When Elvis Presley's voice box is injured while filming the movie 'Jailhouse Rock', and then re-injuring it while taking a karate lesson, he begins to have trouble hitting and holding notes. When given the news by doctors that he might completely lose his ability to sing, Colonel Tom Parker must take drastic steps to save the Elvis Empire he has carefully structured. A 'counterfeit Elvis' must be found, and soon. The Colonel hires Private Investigator Sean Weigel to find the one man who might be able to fill Elvis's 'blue suede shoes'...Elvis's believed 'stillborn' twin brother...Jesse Garon Presley. After the shock of learning that his brother was not 'stillborn', Elvis is all for the project. What starts out as merely a search for the missing Jesse, however, soon turns into a series of homicides that leads the detective into a maze of intrigue and danger. This is the first book in a series of stories surrounding the 'Counterfeit Elvis'.

In an attempt to start his life over, Brent Sackett made a move to California only to have his past catch up to him shortly after reaching the Golden State. After escaping from jail, Brent happened upon a family down with the fever. He nursed them back to health before moving on towards Sacramento where he hoped to reconnect with the ones he'd been traveling with on his journey west. Brian Sackett had taken a job as a railroad detective in an effort to forget the love of his life. When Brian gets wounded in a gunfight he is forced to return to the family ranch where he learns that his oldest brother, AJ Sackett has fallen in love with Brian's old flame. Meanwhile Lincoln Sackett and Clay Butler are on the trail of Lawrence Bateman. Bateman was partner's in a saloon in Tucson, Arizona with Crystal Bell, but had taken their entire savings and left the area under the guise of looking for another saloon to purchase. The trail leads to a shootout between Butler and Bateman. This is another fast moving western from Mason that will keep the reader turning pages.

Quirt Adams sets out on a trail of vengeance when he learns that the man that raised him from a young boy has been murdered. The killers are two brothers, Lee and Lester Thomas, who are known to be a couple of hard cases. In Quirt's search for the two men, he encounters Mexican bandits, corrupt lawmen, Indians, and something he least expected...two women who are as different as night and day. An action packed Western that is the first book in a four book series. A must read for the Western enthusiast.

When a good friend of Doc Banner's is murdered by an unknown assailant in Show Low, Arizona, the gunfighter sets out to find the killer. He is joined by a territorial marshal named Carl Head. The two of them begin to investigate and are soon faced with more murders. The only thing the victims had in common was the fact that several years earlier they had been participants in a poker game that had seen a man they caught cheating murdered. As the list of suspects grows so does the danger to the investigators.

When a dead body is found near the Myrtle Creek Golf Course in Myrtle Creek, Oregon an investigation into the victim's background uncovers a nest of illegal activities. Rick Russell, an investigator from the Oregon governor's office, is assigned to investigate an aspect of the case that could possibly be damaging to the sitting governor; election fraud. What Russell uncovers goes far beyond the mere fixing of an election, however, and stretches from Salem to Mexico and South America. Things begin to heat up for the investigator when he becomes a target for murder by sinister forces that are at work behind the scenes. The closer Russell gets to the truth the more dangerous his investigation becomes. If you enjoy taut mysteries, you will enjoy, The Mystery of Myrtle Creek.

A western centeriing in the town of Durango, Colorado. When two cowboys returning from a cattle drive find a gold watch along the trail, they become the prime suspects in a murder. The watch belonged to a local rancher who cherished that watch because it was presented to him by the President. When the news gets out about the murder, the ones who actually killed the rancher devise a scheme to halt the investigation into the rancher's murder. A lynching, they believe, would bring an end to the sheriff's investigation. That is only the beginning of trouble in Durango. An exciting western from start to finish.

Two stories in one book. Garbage In, Garbage Out centers around a missing garbage magnate who Dan Wilder PI is hired to find. The man's 'blonde' wife lives up to everything ever said about women with that particular hair color, which adds to the fun. Things really heat up when Dan is framed for murder. The Fourth Monkey centers around the theft of a Jade monkey that is part of a set of four. The monkey's are 'hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil, and the fourth is, no monkeying around. Dan Wilder learns early on that there is more to this case than meets the eye. Dan Wilder mysteries are action packed and always spell trouble....F - U - N.

Dan Wilder wins a trip to the Great Northwest aboard the coal powered train, the Oregon Express. Two lumberjacks are killed on the way north and Dan becomes embroiled in their murders. The fun begins from the first page and continues right on through to the explosive ending. A good read for everyone.

Ethan Brooks returns to his brother's ranch in Colorado to find him embroiled in a bitter feud with his neighbors; two brothers who have their sights set on taking a good portion of his land away from him. When Ethan arrives things change drastically. He informs the brothers that any more attempts to force his brother to sellout will end in gun smoke. The brothers aren't about to take his warnings lying down so they send to Salida, Colorado for a fast gun to take care of Brooks. When you add a Cheyenne war party, a gang of bank robbers, an old friend, and a pretty woman who just happens to be the sister of the two feuding brothers, you have the makings of a great story. Mason has penned another Western to keep the reader turning page after page to see what happens next. A good read for the Western fan.

When a lDurango storeowner accidentally shoots the 16 year old son of a family the entire town fears, Sheriff Ben Kincaid is caught in the middle of a feud. When the tyranical father of the boy who was killed is also shot and killed in an ambush, the sheriff is faced with finding the unknown assailant. When an old flame of the sheriff's right hand man comes to Durango, the sheriff knows that she's bringing trouble with her. A taut, action packed western that is a page turner.

When Chris Harper arrives in Abilene, Kansas on a wintry night he encounters a drunken Indian who has shot the town marshal and ran all the patrons out of the Alamo Saloon. Harper, being cold, wet and hungry manages to render the Indian unconscious and hauls him off to jail. While checking into the hotel he has a brief run in with three hard cases who are there to rob the bank after a large money shipment arrives. When the banker's step son is kidnapped Harper is drawn into the holdup to assist the man who is temporarily filling in for the marshal. Harper senses that all is not right in Abilene and others who reside in the cow town may be involved. Harper is surprised when quite by accident he runs into his older brother, Monte, whom he has not seen in years. There is a warm reunion takes place and Monte joins up with Chris in his search to find the 'silent' gang members who live in Abilene Town.

Return to Cutter's Creek is a continuation of an adventure story about a man's hunt for two men that killed the man that raised him. His pursuit of them leads him into other conflicts that spawn new action and hatred. The four book series can also be read singly as complete stories, but are threaded together with an underlying theme that violence begets violence.

John Wesley Creed rode into a Montana valley unaware of a feud that was taking place between several families of homesteaders and Chet Riggins. Creed, a stranger to the area, took the side of the homesteaders and that put him on the bad side of Riggins. When Creed was forced to kill some of Riggins riders the rancher sent for a gunfighter by the name of Drake. Tensions mounted as the two sides prepared for hostilities and grew even more tense when Drake arrived. When Creed began to have certain feelings towards the wife of one of the homesteaders he knew it was time to move on. He would not leave, however, until he knew the families were freed from the hatred Chet Riggins held for them. A fast paced western that will keep the readers turning pages.

Darren Masters and Jacquelyn Long were high school sweethearts who decided to date others to test their true feelings for one another. When Jackie begins dating one of their classmates who also attends the same church she and Darren go to the story heats up. After getting involved in a fight with four men Darren is hospitalized where he learns that Jackie is engaged to the young man she'd been seeing. With Darren's mother weds without his knowing anything about it, Darren is so upset he joins the US Air Force. Darren jumps from one woman to another, living a life he knows goes against everything his Christian upbringing taught him. His rebelliousness leads him into more and more trouble and heartache. Mason has penned a good, exciting romance novel that picks up where the first book in 'The Look of Love' series leaves off. A good, fun read that will keep the reader flipping pages.

A book of four short stories about settling the Old West and bringing law and order to a lawless land. Each story is action packed, but with a good story line. Fun reading for the Western enthusiast.