The Dark Trail

by Lauran Paine

These two short novels are characteristic of the magic and power of Lauran Paine's stories, with his themes of changing times and attitudes, and yearning for a simpler way of life. "Lawman" is the story of Boyd Dylan. Newly appointed deputy sheriff of Santa Maria, his views don't coincide with those of Sheriff Boss Rensberg, who likes nothing better than the status quo. In "The Dark Trail," Will Brennan comes home from the army to find that his young wife, Beth, believing him dead, is remarried with a new baby. Will sees no choice but to leave, heading for Arizona and a job as a deputy sheriff. Assigned to a bank robbery, Will captures a member of the gang -- who turns out to be Beth's new husband.

192 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

aka John Armour, Reg Batchelor, Kenneth Bedford, Frank Bosworth, Mark Carrel, Claude Cassady, Richard Clarke, Richard Dana, J F Drexler, Troy Howard, Jared Ingersol, John Kilgore, Hunter Liggett, J K Lucas, John Morgan (many more).

Lauran Bosworth Paine (born February 25, 1916 in Duluth, Minnesota – 2003 in California) was an American writer of Western fiction. Paine wrote over 900 books, including hundreds of Westerns as well as romance, science fiction, and mystery novels. He also wrote a number of non-fiction books on the Old West, military history, witchcraft, and other subjects.

His apprenticeship as a Western writer came about through the years he spent in the livestock trade, rodeos, and even motion pictures where he served as an extra because of his expert horsemanship.

Reviews

[Joseph A. Elliott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good

Well written and yt?bought out but I did enjoy it and do recommend. Wow and those two sisters. See read and find out

[Cyril Blakeman]

Great story.

Greatest Western story teller, ever. I love all Lauran Paine's novels. Writes as though he is recording real happenings. And human emotions.

[Walter Breyer · Rating 1 out of 5]

unworthy

What was the writer thinking when he put together this disjointed and poorly scripted story? Suggest you not waste your time as I had even though I didn't finish it.