Giff Cheshire Books

Giff Cheshire's Western stories are notable for their complex characters, expert pacing, and authentic backgrounds. In "Blood Oath," Quincy Caine has been afraid of guns and gunfire ever since his bride was killed during an Indian attack. That certainly puts him at a disadvantage when he agrees to accept the deed to a piece of land at dispute in a battle for a railroad right of way. When finds himself framed for murder, he has only street-wise urchin, Johnny Renshaw, to side him.

For over half a century the Nez Perc s had lived in peace with their white neighbors. Now, in 1877, they were to be rewarded for their friendship by being moved to a reservation in Idaho. Gold had been discovered, and the red man had to make room for the prospector and the speculator.

This collection contains many of Giff Cheshire's best stories, all bearing the distinctive stamp of authentic and colorfully portrayed background, vivid characters, and gripping drama.

"When land promoter Rodney Gallant comes to Nebraska and tries to tie up water rights around Silver Lake, Jim Carlin hoped to head off trouble peacefully with a ranchers' meeting until a bushwhacker's bullet tried to keep him from the meeting. Now it's obvious that trouble is already there and Gallant is willing to use violence to get what he wants"--Provided by publisher