Lauran Paine Books In Order
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The Farthest Frontier | (1957) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Long Law Trail | (1957) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wagon Train | (1957) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Massacre At Mountain Meadows | (1958) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rogue River Cowboy | (1958) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Case Of The Innocent Witness | (1959) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Conquest of the Great Northwest | (1959) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The hangrope's shadow | (1959) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Northwest Conquest | (1959) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Range War | (1959) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Apache Trail | (1960) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Man Behind the Gun | (1960) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Quick shooter Beuhler | (1960) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Trail of the Freighters | (1960) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wyoming Trails | (1960) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Carry a gun | (1961) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The man from Wells Fargo | (1961) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Return of the Fast Gun | (1961) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Short-Gun Man | (1962) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sheriff of Cow Country | (1962) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gunfighter | (1963) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Outpost | (1963) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
This Time Tomorrow | (1963) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lynch Law | (1964) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Man from Secret Valley | (1964) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hidden Hills | (1965) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Johnny Colt | (1966) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Land of Long Rifles | (1966) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Man from the Cherokee Strip | (1966) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nightrider's Moon | (1966) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Oklahoma Fiddlefoot | (1966) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Texas Ben Thompson | (1966) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Blood-Pit | (1967) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Dark Edge of Violence | (1967) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lynch Town | (1967) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Winchester Hills | (1967) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The steel mask | (1968) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Death of a Doctor | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Love of a Banker | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Run with the Killer | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Time of Assassins | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Kill and be Damned | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Murder Game | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Murderer's Row | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Some Die Young | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Twilight People | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Emerald Heart | (1971) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Gaggle of Ghosts | (1971) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Crack In Time | (1971) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cactus Country | (1972) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Witches in Fact and Fantasy | (1972) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Another View | (1972) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Counsel for the Killer | (1972) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Murder to Music | (1972) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Undine | (1972) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Hierarchy of Hell | (1972) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Legacy of Shadows | (1972) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Killer's Category | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
One Last Time | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bannister's Z Matter | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Triangle Murder | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Murder without Motive | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Witchcraft and the Mysteries | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Achilles' Isle | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Assignment for Trouble | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gunman's Code | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Octopus' Shadow | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Killer's Legacy | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Pawnee Butte | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Assassins | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Terrorists | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Underground Men | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Assassins' World | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Blue Hills | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
South-west Law | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Partnership | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Painted Pony | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Raider's Moon | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Juniper Shadow | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Double Jeopardy | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cody Jones | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dakota Deathtrap | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Return to the South Desert | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Longlance Plain | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Punchbowl Range | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
D Day | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Scarface | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Carter Valley | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bannon's Law | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Lord of Lost Valley | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Copperdust Valley | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Guns of Arizona | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Thunder Valley | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Adobe Wells | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Frontier Steel | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Guns of the Hunters | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Paloverde | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Trail Drive | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Copperdust Hills | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Crow Range | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Witness Tree | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
South Desert Trail | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
High Ridge Range | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The War Wagon | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Bordermen | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tanner | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Zuni Country | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Skye | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Marshal | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Homesteaders | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Moon Meadow | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Horseman | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadow Gunman | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The New Mexico Heritage | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sun Devils | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Peralta Country | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Medicine Bow | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Spirit Meadow | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Deadwood Stage | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Blue Basin Country | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Trail of the Hawks | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Three Silver Bullets | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Custer Meadow | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Arrowhead Cattle Company | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Guns of Summer | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Sheridan Stage | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Taurus Gun | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Catch Colt | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Young Marauders | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Arizona Panhandle | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Alamo Jefferson | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Open Range Men | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Open Range | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Bandoleros | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Sun Devils | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Riders of the Trojan Horse | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Deadwood Stage | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Cloverleaf Cattle Company | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Squaw Men | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Undertaker | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Paiute Trail | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Adobe Empire | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Poker Flat | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Prairieton Raid | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Fifth Horseman | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Kiowa-Apache | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Vengeance Trail | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Greed at Gold River | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gunman's Legacy | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Moon Prairie | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Trail to Trouble | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Devil on Horseback | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Renegade | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Comancheria | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Return of the Hunted | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
El Vengador | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Manhunter | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Last of the Balfrys | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Navajo Country | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tears of the Heart | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Past Won't End | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Timberline | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Trail of the Sioux | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Verde River Kid | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Apache Kid | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Rawhiders | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lockwood | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Triangle Murder | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Californios | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Flathead Country | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Valour in the Land | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Misplaced Psyche | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The White Bird | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wilderness Road | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Grand Ones of San Ildefonso | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Devil's Den | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Buckskin Buccaneer | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cache Canon | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Forest Mountain | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Murder Now, Pay Later | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Man from Coyanosa | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Six-Gun Atonement | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Stone Mountain | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Killer Gun | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Murder in Hawthorn | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bags and Saddles | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Outcast | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Mustangers | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Guns of the Law | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Murder in Paradise | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Death of a Millionaire | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Death Was the Echo | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Man from Butte City | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Running Iron | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Buckeye | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Long Years | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Dark Trail | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Thunderbird Range | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Tombstone Range | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dead Man's Range | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ambush Canyon | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Trail Without End | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Bald Hills | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
High Desert Guns | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
All Men Are Strangers | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Border Country | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Carleton's Meadow | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Winchester Pass | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Green Hills | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Guns in the Desert | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Thieves' Trail | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Montana Trail | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Thunder Pass | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Border Town | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Free-Graze War | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Oxbow Range | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tumbleweed Trail | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Brothers of Vengeance | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gathering Storm | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Arizona Ambush | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Time of the Texan | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Night of the Comancheros | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Ghost Rider | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Law Along the Border | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Guns of El Paso | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rain Valley | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cain's Trail | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Outlaw Town | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Pinon Range | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Guns in Oregon | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gunsight Affair | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Man from Cody County | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sixshooter Trail | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Saddlegun Man | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Circle H Range | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Forsythe Stage | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Avenger's Trail | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Hunter of Faro Canyon | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Holding the Ace Card | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Land of Barbed Boundaries | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Born Survivor | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Western Vengeance | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Texas Revenge | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bounty Hunters' Range | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Buffalo Township | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Feud on the Mesa | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The San Luis Range | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Squatter's Rights | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gunman | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Killian's Canyon | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Law Trail | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Utah Summer | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Halfmoon Ranch | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cottonwood | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ride to Battle Mountain | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Desert Journey | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Saddle Mountain | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Man from Durango | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Morgan Valley | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gunhill | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Salt-Lick Range | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Corral Canyon | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Buckskin Hills | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gundown | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Long Bow | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shepler's Spring | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Guns of Parral | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gunsmith | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Horsethief's Moon | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hurd's Crossing | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Beyond Fort Mims | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tomahawk Meadow | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lost Valley | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ute Peak Country | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Way of the Outlaw | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Marshal Redleaf | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Guns in Wyoming | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ghost Meadow | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Prairie Empire | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Texan Rides Alone | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rough Justice | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadow of a Hang Rope | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dead Man's Canon | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Trail of Shadows | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Reckoning at Lansing's Ferry | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wagon Train West | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Winter Moon | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cheyenne Pass | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Terror in Gunsight | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Showdown in Gun Town | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
General Custer Story | (1960) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tom Horn | (1962) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Warm Beer & Cold Comfort | (1968) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bolivar the Liberator | (1971) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sex in Witchcraft | (1972) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Captain John Smith and the Jamestown story | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gentleman Johnny | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Saladin | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mathilde Carré, Double Agent | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Invisible World of Espionage | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The CIA at Work | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Technology of Espionage | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Britain's Intelligence Service | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Abwehr | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
America and the Americans | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Silicon Spies | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
If Airplanes Could Talk | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Man Things | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lauran Paine was a noteworthy novelist from the United States, who was famous for writing science fiction, mystery, romance, and western novels. His writing career is comprised of more than thousands of books and short stories. Author Lauran has also written many nonfiction books based on the subjects of witchcraft, military history, Old West, and a few other subjects as well. Throughout his literary career, author Lauran was in contact with numerous publishers. And many of them had the condition that they will accept limited number of novels for publication under one author’s name. So, author Lauran had to adopt several dozen pen names in order to get all his books published. Some of the most popular pen names of author Lauran include Dennis Archer, Will Benton, Mark Carrel, John Armour, Concho Bradley, A.A. Andrews, Carter Ashby, Frank Bosworth, James Gelnn, Clint O’Conner, Harry Beck, Jim Slaughter, Claude Cassady, Will Houston, Buck Standish, Clint Custer, Cliff Ketchum, Troy Howard, and several others. A large number of Lauran’s books have been released under the publishing of London’s Robert Hale.
Many of his earlier books were published and distributed only in the United Kingdom. It is only recently that Lauran’s books have started appearing in the US, mostly in the editions of large prints. Author Lauran was born as Lawrence Kerfman Duby Jr in Duluth, Minnesota, United States on February 25, 1916. He had acquired the name of Lauran Bosworth Paine after a few years. His death occurred in California December 01, 2001. For some time in his career, author Lauran served as an apprentice Western writer. This was mainly during the time he was involved in rodeos, livestock trade, motion pictures, etc. In motion pictures, author Lauran was taken in as an extra due to his expertise in horsemanship. Author Lauran lived in Fort Jones, California for a major part of his life. Among all the novels penned by him, the most popular ones include The Open Range Men, Lockwood, Halfmoon Ranch, Gathering Storm, The Running Iron, Tears of Heart, White Bird, Cache Canon, Law Man, Gunman, etc. The novels, Law Man and Open Range Men, were adapted into Hollywood movies under the titles of The Quiet Gun and Open Range respectively. Many of the books of author Lauran were released posthumously.
A very interesting book written by author Lauran Paine is entitled ‘Gunman’. It was released by the Leisure Books publication in the year 2009, after its first release in 2006. The primary characters mentioned in this novel include buck Carrell, Coke Bright, Ray Kelly, and several others. Author Lauran has done the setting of the plot in Broken Bow, Taos Man, Yuma, Welton, etc. At the start of the book’s story, it is shown that war has begun in Broken Bow. Buck Carrell lives his life happily after getting the possession of a small ranch. His peaceful and happy life gets interrupted suddenly when a mysterious woman arrives at this door and collapses. After helping her gain consciousness, Buck Carrell asks her how did she come in such a situation? The woman answers by saying that she a nearby stage was held up and she was on it at that time. She urges Buck to investigate to which he agrees. After his return from the initial investigation, Buck Carrell finds that the woman has disappeared.
Coke Bright has been living his life as a drifter in Taos Man. He comes across a wagon train moving towards far West. As the hostile Apaches pose as a great threat to the wagon’s safety, Coke Bright decides to serve as its guide. Soon, he realizes that the major danger to his life is from the ones inside the wagon rather than those outside it. Another part of this book is in the form of Ray Kelly’s story. Five years ago, he was charged with stealing cattle and was sent to the Yuma Prison. Now, he has returned back to his hometown and is determined to take vengeance. Ray Kelly is not welcomed in Welton as no one likes him or wants him to live with them. Even the town’s sheriff wants him gone. But, Ray Kelly thinks that he has lived long enough with the bitter and lonely dream of having vengeance to get dissuaded. He does not pay any heed to the hatred shown by others and moves ahead with his mission. He knows he is not going to stop at any cost and only a bullet to his head can bring a halt to his progress. The book was highly appreciated for its rich content and intriguing characters. The readers seemed to like the interesting mixture of the stories of the three main characters and their surprising connection that is revealed at the climax. Numerous critics praised the book and also hailed author Lauran for his dedicated efforts.
Another exciting novel penned by Lauran is called ‘Promise of Revenge’. This novel is written as two interconnected short stories. The important characters depicted by Lauran include Ladd Buckner and Tom Barker. The plot settings take place in Arizona and a small town called Beatty. At the beginning of the story of the book, it is depicted that Ladd Buckner arrives as a stranger in one of Arizona Territory’s small towns. He buys a local harness & saddle shop and begins his small business. Soon, the people of the town recognize Ladd Buckner’s stitching work as a typical one known to them very well and call the town’s marshal to investigate. But, before the marshal can let his findings out in the open, he gets killed while trying to prevent a bank robbery cross firing. A letter is discovered from the marshal’s pocket that reveals that Ladd Buckner has served a term for his involvement in a past bank robbery and has now been released.
Ladd Buckner feels sad at the marshal’s killing. He decides to find the robbers and make them pay for killing the marshal. In the next tale, Tom Barker is seen returning back to his tiny cow town named Beatty. Around 15 years ago, Tom’s mother had left him alone and had run away with her lover in the same town. After his mother had gone, Tom Barker was repeatedly abused by his father, who worked as a freighter. Even the authorities did not intervene at his miserable condition. Now, Tom Barker is all grown up, has become wealthy, and has arrived in his hometown again. He has the intention of settling the score with the cow town for rejecting him. Tom Barker is equipped with a gun, but he knows he will have to make use of his wealth and his wit to outsmart and defeat the wealthy locals. He wishes to prove them wrong in thinking that he would never come back and would never achieve anything big in life.
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