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4) Cold wind
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Joe Pickett novel volume 11
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When Earl Alden is found dead, dangling from a wind turbine, it's his wife, Missy, who is arrested. Unfortunately for Joe Pickett, Missy is his mother-in- law, a woman he dislikes heartily, and now he doesn't know what to do --especially when the early signs point to her being guilty as sin. But then things happen to make Joe wonder: Is Earl's death what it appears to be? Is Missy being set up?
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Wyoming is the least-populated state in America, and it is filled with long, silent stretches of prairie, mountains that see snowfall every month of the year, and a red desert filled with sand dunes and the fossilized past. It is perhaps this vastness and isolation which urge us to stop and contemplate our place in this landscape -- and what we have to offer to its care. While Wyoming's greatest populations -- the four-legged, finned, and winged --...
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Far in the future, the five colonized systems have finally been freed of the curse of religion. By mandating tolerance across all colonies, no one can bring religious persecution upon anyone else. Things have been this way for a generation, long enough for most of those living to have never known a Torah, Koran, or New Testament, except in stories. The Kesek secret police work hard to keep it so. So what happens when a bitter young man discovers a...
12) Mercury for hire
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Mercury Hale volume 2
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"Mercury Hale is out of a job. That's not stopping him from fighting crime in San Camillo--for a fee, of course. His much simpler yet financially unstable situation is interrupted when Procyon Foundation comes to him with a problem: one of their top Tracking specialists is missing. The good news? Mercury may have found a way to get back into his employer's good graces. The bad news? A new breed of monster is terrorizing his city. Couple that challenge...
13) Mercury at risk
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Mercury Hale volume 3
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"Mercury Hale is on the warpath. His nemesis Alexander Arkwright has stolen an artifact of immeasurable power, one that threatens Earth and every world connected to the Interstice. Even when Mercury rescues his friends from torture, he's left scrambling to prevent San Camillo from shaking to pieces. But Arkwright isn't alone. He has forces both open and secret around Syndax Multinational, massed against Procyon, ready to take down the organization...
14) Mercury out cold
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Mercury Hale volume 5
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"Worst. Party. Ever. Mercury Hale's dull day is interrupted by Dominic Zein and the rest of the Procyon heroes -- the guys, that is. They take him across the world for a bachelor evening to relax after recent conflicts. But an enemy reappears in a European nightclub, wielding a powerful weapon thought lost, one that can summon an ancient force capable of bringing the teammates to their knees. Or turning them against each other. Mercury must uncover...
15) A man disrupted
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Quantum mortis volume 1
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The independent planet of Rhysalan provides Sanctuary to 1,462 governments-in-exile. It is the responsibility of the Xenocriminology and Alien Relations department of the Military Crimes Investigation Division to keep a firm leash on the hundreds of thousands of xenos residing on-planet. Assassinations, revolutions, civil wars, and attempted planetary genocides are all in a day's work for Chief Warrant Officer Graven Tower, MCID-XAR. In addition to...
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ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND TRAVELERS had crossed the Oregon Trail during the gold rush of 1849. Even the most backwoods warrior understood what that meant: disease, death, and conflict with the whites. As a result of the Treaty of 1851, some Indians were convinced that the country to the north—called Absaraka—might be a better option for a home range. At the very least, it held the promise of less trouble from the whites. The danger from
...17) Crossing Wyoming
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"Crossing Wyoming achieves a narrative scope and unity rare in any gathering of stories. A complex, moving book, [it] conveys the colorful, violent sweep of American history, the majesty and vulnerability of its wilderness, and the suffering and patient endurance of its citizens--natives and newcomers alike...it's difficult to imagine any reader coming away unshaken by [Romtvedt's] powerful, compassionate vision."--The Georgia Review
18) Wedge of fear
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Overshadowed by the death of his brother, Tony encounters the western way of life when his parents move from the East Coast to Wyoming. Starting at a new school as a sixth grader isn't easy when your controlling mother is fearful of everything. Tony likes his new teacher, Mr. Brunswick, but the class bully does her best to make his life difficult. Jed, the son of a rancher, befriends Tony and helps him adjust to his new environment. Life becomes more...
19) Rowdy Randy
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"Rowdy Randy is the toughest cowgirl around. Never mind that this broncobuster is a horsefly. She acts taller than any tall tale. She might be easy to overlook, but Rowdy Randy definitely can't be ignored. She spends her days buzzing and biting all the creatures in her path, all the while stirring up a whole heap of trouble. Saddle up, hold on tight for a story that'll jangle your spurs & blow your cowboy hat clean off."--Amazon
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"Curtis Blanchard, a recent college graduate from Boston, finds himself with a broken arm, a mild concussion, and a really broken little car somewhere in Wyoming surrounded by several caring people. In the setting way out in the country, away from any signs of civilization, Curtis is laid up in a small cottage attached to a large structure, which turns out to be a large roadhouse/bar. Some of the residents are: a gimpy cowboy whose passion is music,...