The Dead or Alive Trilogy
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Hangman’s Choice
Federal Deputy Sullivan Hart arrived too late to rescue his father. But the elder Hart
managed to identify his killers before his death—by scrawling the phrase “Los Pistoleros”
in his own blood.
Since the end of the Civil War, this outlaw gang has been involved in everything
from cattle rustling to running guns—without getting caught. Sullivan Hart aims to end
that lucky streak.
But Sullivan isn’t the only man on the hunt. Quick Charlie Sims, gambler and con
man, has his own debt to settle with Los Pistoleros. And he’s got to do it without letting
lawmen like Sullivan Hart get involved. Because Charlie Sims is a wanted man, too....
Devil’s Due
Federal Deputy Sullivan Hart thinks he has broken the back of the outlaw organization
Los Pistoleros after he arrests its leader, J.T. Priest— the man who killed his father.
But just before his trial, Priest escapes from jail, and he’s determined to rebuild his
criminal empire. Hart knows that if he’s ever to put his father’s ghost to rest, he must stop
the outlaw once and for all.
Only Quick Charlie Sims knows where Priest is planning to meet up with the rest of
his gang. And Hart is none too sure he can trust the wily gambler, who has his own debt to
settle with Los Pistoleros’ leader—and his own interest in the organization....
Blood Money
Ever since Federal Deputy Sullivan Hart lost his father to ruthless J.T. Priest, he’s hoped
to find the outlaw leader and bring him down. When hanging judge Isaac Parker sends
Hart and his partner, Twojack Roth, to break up Priest’s infamous gang, Los Pistoleros, he
is only too willing to fulfill his duty.
With the price on Priest’s head rising, gunmen from the East and the West alike
come forward, rifles in their hands and dollar signs in their eyes. Hart and Roth need all
the help they can get to catch Priest and his crew, who’ve stolen a million dollars—and
taken a pretty hostage.
Joining Hart’s hunt is former bounty hunter Jake Coak and the ever resourceful
“Quick Charlie” Sims. With these two on his side, Hart sets out on a trail leading to a final
desert showdown in this the concluding third book in the Dead Or Alive Trilogy.
About the author
Ralph Cotton is a Best Selling Author with over Seventy books to his credit and millions of books in print. Ralph’s books are top sellers in the Western and Civil War/Western genres, and in 2015 he debuted his new Gun Culture Crime Series with Friend of a Friend. Known for fast-paced narrative and wry dark humor, Ralph’s introduction to the Florida crime fiction genre has been well received.
The Dead or Alive Trilogy puts Hangman’s Choice, Devil’s Due and Blood Money into one volume, available in softcover and ebook formats.
Ralph lives on the Florida coast with his wife Mary Lynn. He writes prodigiously, but also enjoys painting, photography, sailing and playing guitar.
