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The story takes place in Texas soon after the War with Mexico. Louise Poindexter, a beautiful newcomer, is courted by two men - the arrogant and vindictive Cassius Calhoun and the dashing but poor mustanger Maurice Gerald. Calhoun plots to eliminate his rival when tragedy strikes: Louise's brother, the young Henry Poindexter, is murdered. All clues point to Maurice Gerald as the assassin. At the same time a headless rider is spotted in the environs of the Poindexter plantation.
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The Headless Horseman: Horror Classic, Mayne Reid
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- 2020
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Mayne Reid
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press Inc DBA Indepe
- Released
- 2020
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 368
- ISBN13
- 9788027305728
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Nature, Historical Fiction, Adventure, Animals, Classics, Love, Adventure Fiction, American Literature, Detective Fiction, Wild West, 19th century, Horses, Native Americans, Texas, Firearms
- First published
- 1866
- Original title
- The Headless Horseman
- Rating
- 4 out of 5
- Description
- The story takes place in Texas soon after the War with Mexico. Louise Poindexter, a beautiful newcomer, is courted by two men - the arrogant and vindictive Cassius Calhoun and the dashing but poor mustanger Maurice Gerald. Calhoun plots to eliminate his rival when tragedy strikes: Louise's brother, the young Henry Poindexter, is murdered. All clues point to Maurice Gerald as the assassin. At the same time a headless rider is spotted in the environs of the Poindexter plantation.