Stanley, K.S.,

The siege of Morton's cross / K.S. Stanley. - 160 pages ; 20 cm. - A Black horse western. . - Black horse western. .

WESTERNS. The town leaders of Morton's Cross are awaiting with trepidation the imminent release of the evil, cunning Dan McCleery from prison. It is common knowledge that McCleery and his gang of outlaws will want to exact revenge on the townsfolk for incarcerating him five years earlier. In planning to defend their town and survive what could become an ugly siege, the town's leaders, however, start falling out with each other. In desperation, they hire Todd McFarlane, a bounty hunter, with a reputation for hunting down bad men. But, for McFarlane to outwit the slippery McCleery, the town's leaders must first step up and face their demons.

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Western fiction.

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