Stories collected by Bill Pronzini for their first appearance in book form. "Blood Sky" deals with the effects of Nature's unpredictability on a small group of ranchers, when a protracted drought followed by an extended period of rain leads to frayed nerves and sudden violence. "The Contest" pits a determined hunter against a "bold and magnificent enemy," a vengeful buck he once wounded, in a powerful clash of wills. "The Far-Travelin' Man," published here for the first time, is a fine, off-trail character study of revenge ...
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Stories collected by Bill Pronzini for their first appearance in book form. "Blood Sky" deals with the effects of Nature's unpredictability on a small group of ranchers, when a protracted drought followed by an extended period of rain leads to frayed nerves and sudden violence. "The Contest" pits a determined hunter against a "bold and magnificent enemy," a vengeful buck he once wounded, in a powerful clash of wills. "The Far-Travelin' Man," published here for the first time, is a fine, off-trail character study of revenge and redemption set in the Tennessee hill country. In "Wildcat on the Prod," a hot-headed young Texas cowboy locks horns with a rival over the woman he loves and learns some hard lessons as a result. "Fight at Renegade Basin" concerns a horse trader's battle to keep his homestead ranch from the clutches of an unprincipled land baron, his efforts to solve the mysterious disappearance of $800 in cash, and his encounters with three volatile women. Will Cook was the author of such classic Westerns as "Comanche Captives," that became the memorable motion picture Two Rode Together starring James Stewart; and Guns of North Texas that was filmed as The Tramplers with Joseph Cotton.
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