Mickey Collins Books

Legendary crime writer Mickey Spillane's celebrated tin-star hero Caleb York returns in the explosive Western saga by New York Times bestselling author Max Allan Collins. This time, the feared New Mexico gunhand unloads his .44 in a brewing storm brutal enough to freeze the blood. A killer blizzard sweeping across the Southwest threatens the livelihoods of everyone in the town of Trinidad. But it's two gunshots that fell Sheriff Caleb York's unlucky deputy. As sure as the blood pooling in the snow, York knows it was a case of mistaken identity. The bullets were meant for him. It's the first nasty step in a plan rustled up by former Quantrill's Raider Luke "Burn 'Em" Burnham--eliminate the law, corral a team to rob a bank in booming Las Vegas, New Mexico, then lay low. With a treacherous local merchant for cover, and York out of the picture, all they'll have to do is wait for the calm. Then they get wind of one little hitch: not only is York still alive, but he's gunning for justice--and revenge. As the winter weather bears down, the stir-crazy outlaws aim to finish what they started--take down York and disappear into the blinding storm. As a chilling cat-and-mouse begins, York isn't about to let Burnham and his damnable gang get away. It'd be a cold day in hell if he did.

"It starts with an abusive, drunken young scoundrel who resists arrest, holds a barmaid hostage, and gets what he deserves from the blazing .44 of Sheriff Caleb York. The New Mexico lawman doesn't regret taking such deadly action, but the late youth's powerful mother, cattle baroness Victoria Drummond, seems bound to feel differently. To York's surprise, Victoria takes the news with stoic resignation - all she asks of him is a favor: help her convince Willa Cullen - the love of Caleb's life - to sell her the spread that Willa's late father had carved out of the wilderness. Willa, every bit as strong-willed as her rival, refuses to give up her land without a fight. Sheriff York anticipates an ugly showdown brewing with himself in the dangerous middle. And before he can stop it from escalating, the seductive cattle queen sends an army of hired guns to Sugar Creek, the sole source of water available for Willa's herd. York finds himself caught in the crossfire of a savage shoot-out between Willa's cowboys and Victoria's gunfighters. No matter who wins, it's going to be a bloodbath. . ."--Publisher

'If Max Woosnam had never been born,' says the author, someone would surelyave invented him'. He was an all-rounder to rank, or even out-rank, Ianotham, Denis Compton or Daley Thompson, but such was his modesty - and theheer range of sports to which he turned his hand - that no-one has evereard of him. As a schoolboy he scored 144 against MCC at Lord's. He playedootball before the First World War for the then-significant team Corinthianasuals and toured Brazil with them. Then he fought alongside Siegfriedassoon for four years on the Western Front. Back at Cambridge he earned noess then six Blues in everything from cricket to golf and squash. Then helayed for Chelsea - as an amateur. Then he signed for Manchester City, andn 1922 was capped for England. He won an Olympic Gold medal in 1920 - atennis, and won the Wimbledon doubles title the following year. He won ahooting gold medal at Bisley, he scored a 147 maximum at snooker, and hehallenged and beat all-comers at table tennis armed only with a bread knife,ncluding Charlie Chaplin. But all the meanwhile he held down a full-time job