Gun Truth [Mass Market Paperback]

Edward Gorman (Author)

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Publication Date: October 2003

A Spur Award-winning Author

Tom Prine figured that a stint as deputy in a backwash town like Claybank would give him a nice rest. Until, in the space of just a few days, arson, kidnapping and murder turn Claybank into a dangerous place Prine no longer recognizes. A lot of old secrets are being revealed and at their core is a single nagging question - is anybody in town who they pretend to be? Prine doesn't have long to find the answer . . .

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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"Ed Gorman is a powerful storyteller."
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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 310 pages
• Publisher: Leisure Books (October 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0843952261
• ISBN-13: 978-0843952261
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,764,035 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AN OUTSTANDING & EXCITING WESTERN ACTION STORY, October 11, 2003

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Lester E Williams "Les" (Lincoln, Nebraska United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gun Truth (Mass Market Paperback)

In the town of Claybank, not much real crime takes place. For Deputy Sheriff Tom Paine, this is just fine. Until he is asked to investigate a suspected arson, help locate the missing insurance investigator and the kidnapping of the the sister of the town's wealthy cattle baron Richard Neville. Tom also had two women complicating his life, one of them Cassie Neville. Tom hopes to rescue Cassie from her kidnappers in order to impress her. Through his observations and investigation, Paine identifies the didnappers as Karl Tolan and Mac Rooney. Tom does "rescue" cassie only to find out the kidnapping is a hoax and Cassie had duped him and refuses to be rescued. But the the kidnappers kill Cassie. Now a manhut begins with only Tom and Richard in pursuit of the killers. They track Tolan and Rooney to the town of Picaro where they have to pay the bail on Karl and Mac before they can take them back to Claybank for trial. During the night Tolan and Rooney escape. Now with out horses or weapons, will Tom and Richard be able to recapture the two killers? Will Paine be able to bring them back alive or will Neville extract his revenge for his sister's death? GUN TRUTH will keep you turning pages up to the surprising ending.