The Steel Box (Center Point Premier Western (Large Print))

Brand, Max

ISBN 10: 1611734231 ISBN 13: 9781611734232

Publisher: Center Point, 2012

Synopsis

Prairie Dawn tells the story of Paul Torridon who is being held hostage by the Cheyenne Indians who call him White Thunder. They believe that he cured Whistling Elk's son from a menacing illness and brought rain when others had failed to do so. Though Paul has been rewarded with many riches, he still seems unhappy, and the Cheyenne chief decides to undertake a dangerous mission to kidnap Nancy Brett from Fort Kendry. The Cheyennes believe that will make White Thunder happy enough to voluntarily stay with them. In the title story, The Steel Box, Lew Sherry and Pete Lang accept an offer they simply can't resist. Oliver Wilton is willing to pay the cowboys $1,000 a day for ten days to protect him from danger that has him living in a state of terror. A seafaring man has arrived at the inn in town and has made no secret of the fact that he's come to settle a score with Wilton. In the meantime, his niece for whom he manages a half-million dollar trust has been seen target p

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About the Author

Max Brand is the best-known pen name of Frederick Faust, creator of such beloved characters as Destry and Dr. Kildare. Eighty motion pictures and many radio and television programs have been based on his work. Faust went to Italy as a war correspondent during World War II after the United States entered the conflict, and was killed during a night attack on a hilltop village held by the German army. His literary output was so prolific during his life that he averaged three new books per year for seventy-five years, including many years after his death. Brand lived in Hollywood, California.

Edition details

• Publisher: Center Point
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1611734231
• ISBN 13: 9781611734232
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 415