Land of the Lost (Hale Publishing)

 Land of the Lost

by

Dean Edwards

Young drifter Hal Harper rides into the remote town of Senora when he finds himself looking down the barrels of the law. What Harper does not realise is that the ruthless outlaw Tate Talbot and his gang have managed to get themselves elected as sheriff and deputies. Talbot has discovered that there is a wanted poster on his own head worth a small fortune so he has the ingenious idea of collecting his own bounty by killing the innocent Harper and claiming the drifter is the outlaw known as Diamond Bob Casey. Harper manages to escape to the remote uncharted desert south of Senora but can he survive in the Land of the Lost?

Tate Talbot’s plan is as ruthless as it is cunning: kill Hal Harper, tell everyone he's the outlaw Diamond Bob Casey, and walk away with a $20,000 bounty. 

 But Harper slips away into the desert—a place as merciless as the killers on his trail.

When the sands seem certain to finish him, Harper is rescued by a small band of Indians from a tribe he’s never encountered before. Yet salvation comes with its own peril: the Apache are hunting them, and Harper is caught in the middle.

From the frying pan into the fire, Harper must fight to survive as enemies close in from every side.

This is a taut, fast-paced western packed with action. Edwards keeps the tension high, the twists sharp, and the pages turning right to the last shot.