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The Return of the Rancher

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After serving five years in prison Jim Seton returns to his home town knowing that Walters' men want him dead

394 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1972

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Max Brand

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Frederick Schiller Faust (see also Frederick Faust), aka Frank Austin, George Owen Baxter, Walter C. Butler, George Challis, Evin Evan, Evan Evans, Frederick Faust, John Frederick, Frederick Frost, David Manning, Peter Henry Morland, Lee Bolt, Peter Dawson, Martin Dexter, Dennis Lawson, M.B., Hugh Owen, Nicholas Silver

Max Brand, one of America's most popular and prolific novelists and author of such enduring works as Destry Rides Again and the Doctor Kildare stories, died on the Italian front in 1944.

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January 18, 2026
(c)1972 Max Brand gives you a genre on how someone decides to prey on innocent ranchers to one day own what doesnt belong to them. It had a lot of characters and takes awhile to figure out the main characters suspicions and how he can attempt to solve the mystery.
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December 16, 2025
Awesome read

Max Brand at his best! I would recommend if you like the wsy Max Brand writes good western's five stars
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