Longarm and the Desert Duchess

Longarm #68

by Tabor Evans

Dead center of the Mojave Desert was not prime real estate. It was mighty peculiar that a Spanish Duchess had built herself a luxurious castle in that very place. And it was even more peculiar that the U.S. agents sent to investigate vanished without a trace. U.S. Marshal Long goes under cover to find some answers. Longarm's got a murder on his mind, outlaws on his trail and a wildcat in his bed!

182 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published August 1, 1984

About the author

Tabor Evans is the author of the long-running Longarm western series, featuring the adventures of Deputy U.S. Marshal Custis Long. Tabor Evans, is a house pseudonym used by a number of authors. The pseudonym of Tabor Evans would begin in the 1970s when Lou Cameron established it for the Jove Books publishing label. Lou Cameron helped create the character and wrote a number of the early books in the series. The first book was published in 1978. Other authors known to have written books in the series include Melvin Marshall, Will C. Knott, Frank Roderus, Chet Cunningham, J. Lee Butts, Gary McCarthy, James Reasoner, Jeffrey M. Wallmann, Peter Brandvold and Harry Whittington. In addition there are 29 "Giant" editions published as well.

The Longarm series is a mainstay of the "adult western" genre which arose in the 1970s. These books are distinguished from classical westerns by the inclusion of more explicit sex and violence.