David King

Jake Logan

When Slocum and Wild Bill Hickok both wanted Calamity Jane, there was a gun fight most of the men friends on both sides, wouldn't live to see the next day.

Dead Man's Hand

Ride, Slocum, Ride

When it comes to lawyers, Slocum’s got more than a few objections… John Slocum thought he’d faced every kind of lowlife the west had to offer. But he’s just met the most dangerous outlaws in Tombstone, Arizona, and they don’t carry guns. They’re lawyers. These vultures have descended upon the silver boomtown, flocking together in the business district known as Rotten Row and subverting the letter of the law to swindle prospectors out of their rightful claims. Only Sam Norton, the lone honest lawyer in town, has been willing to stand against them and represent the miners. But Sam is dying, tended to by his daughter Claire, a firebrand more than willing to continue the fight—and more than willing to share her legal briefs with Slocum as he decides to settle with the corrupt shysters outside of court...

Slocum Along Rotten Row

Slocum Giant 2010

Slocum’s got the gold…and nobody better jump his claim. When a call for help comes from his old friend Wally, John Slocum rides into Halcyon Valley. Wally needs protection for his gold mine and Slocum’s never run from trouble before. But ruthless Jess Cordwainer’s got the valley in his grip and a gang to do his bidding. Somebody’s got to clean up this town and stop the golden girls from luring more men to their death. Slocum’s been warned off – but that won’t get him to pull in his horns…

Slocum and the Golden Gals

Slocum #403

Overrun by wolves, the normally sleepy town of Bannock desperately appeals to the six-shooter-wielding Slocum, who arrives to find a trail of bloody corpses and packs of unearthly beasts roaming the land. Original.

Slocum and the Wolf Hunt

Slocum gets culture shock—and it’s never felt so good… Slocum can’t believe his eyes when he sees an Indian maharajah with an entourage in the Grand Tetons. The prince is looking to bag a bear—and hires Slocum’s friend Hugh as his guide. But when Hugh turns up dead, without apology or explanation from the Eastern potentate, Slocum vows to serve up some revenge, Western-style. Among the entourage is a curvaceous consul who’s been ignored one too many nights—and sets to teaching Slocum something called the Kama Sutra, page by tantalizing page. Lakshmi’s well versed in pleasures of the flesh—but she also knows all His Highness’s secrets. And she has news for Slocum: Hugh’s death was no accident…

Slocum 316: Slocum's Sweet Revenge

Slocum’s going to get down to the bottom of things… John Slocum’s riding his Appaloosa to the Triple T Ranch for work when he decides to pay a visit to his longtime friend Marybeth Meecher. But instead of a smile from her shining face, he’s greeted by the business end of a shotgun wielded by a scowling old man named Miguel. He’s Marybeth’s handyman, but he hasn’t seen her in three months… Miguel is also seeing fewer of his friends from a nearby Crow Indian tribe. Rumor has it, they’re being used as slaves in the mines at the Triple T Ranch—not exactly the kind of work Slocum wanted. But after an attack from a gang of thugs, Slocum knows that finding out where everyone’s disappearing to and seeing Marybeth again means he’ll need to do some digging…

Slocum and the Snake-Pit Slavers

Slocum 412

It’s pay on delivery or dead on arrival… While driving two lovelorn mail-order brides from Denver, Obadiah Gump is attacked by five rifle-wielding Apache braves. Fortunately for the three travelers, John Slocum happens to be passing by, on his way to deliver some horses. After the braves are gone, Slocum learns that the wagoner and his precious cargo are headed for the same town: Deadfall. When the Apaches return in the night, Slocum is ready for them. Obadiah recognizes one of their attackers—a man who works for Mordecai Wisner, the same man who hired Slocum to transport the horses. And when Obadiah mentions that Wisner’s responsible for a number of graves outside of Deadfall, Slocum knows he better watch his back when he delivers his cargo—and hope he doesn’t join ranks with the dead…

Slocum and the Glitter Girls at Gravel Gulch

Slocum #409

After an old friend, Trace Nolan, is gunned down, Slocum has his hands full protecting Nolan's lovely daughter Charlene and her ranch from marauders and bringing the killer, greedy Boss Larsen, to justice. Original.

Blood Trail

After gunning down bandit Wade Ramey in the streets of Blue Meadow, Colorado, Slocum discovers that the outlaw's saddlebags are stuffed with gold, a discovery that sends thousands of would-be miners to Bearclaw Trail in search of gold. Original.

Slocum and the Mountain of Gold

Slocum takes on a corrupt lawman and his cattle baron boss… Long on the trail and out of funds, Slocum takes a job as a cowpoke at the Snug T Ranch, lured by the promise of three squares and pay—and by the beautiful and buxom ranch owner’s niece. Little does he know that there’s trouble brewing like bad coffee between Tyson, the Snug T’s owner, and LeDoux, owner of a rival ranch who has the local sheriff on his payroll. When Slocum sees the unarmed Tyson ambushed and shot to pieces by the sheriff and LeDoux’s men, he’s in for the long haul, vowing to send them all to hell. And the tin star on the sheriff’s chest is going to make a mighty nice target for the man who never misses…

Slocum 309: Slocum and the Crooked Sheriff

Even wizards in the U.S. armed forces have to go home some time. First Magus Brent Rogers of the US Army stationed in Afghanistan is ordered to return home on furlough. Considered a war mage, he is trained to find enemies at a distance, to blow up their bombs, and to alert his men of danger. None of this is needed in the city of Worcester, his hometown. Brent has to learn to relax, to not see threats in every corner, and to let his family welcome him home. But if he relaxes his vigilance for even a second, who knows what could happen …

A War Mage Novel

Homecoming

Hired by Casey O'Riley to get his wife and horses back, Slocum, while on the trail with O'Riley and a lovely senorita named Rosa, takes a stand against the no-good horse theives who have no idea who they are messing with. Original.

Slocum and the Diamond City Affair

Slocum tracks a trio of merciless marauders! While John Slocum has taken his share of less-than-legitimate jobs in the past, he’s never signed on for a stone-cold killing. Until now. Slocum’s been recruited by an old friend to work for the Secret Service on a mission that is as personal as it is dangerous. The brutal Carthage brothers have escaped from prison—and the U.S. government wants them shot on sight. Slocum almost died the last time he squared off against them. But this time, he’s not going to hold back in the name of the law. And justice isn’t going to be handed down by any judge—it’s going to come in a hail of hot lead from the righteous guns of John Slocum…

Slocum in the Secret Service

Slocum Giant 2004

Slocum's reputation is about to get soiled… John Slocum never minded visiting houses of ill fame--until he loses a pat hand in a poker game and finds himself paying by playing bouncer at the local brothel. A big rodeo's coming to town, and the place needs a hard man to take care of trouble. And when a lady under his protection ends up dead, Slocum aims to guard his flock of soiled doves with one clean shot…

Slocum and the Dirty Dozen

Slocum 380

Slocum teams up with a tough-talking tomboy! When Slocum rescues a skinny young gal from a band of Apache bandits, he gets more than the usual gratitude. On his way into Mexico to finish them off, she insists on going along—disguised as a man in her little britches. The way she shoots and rides, Slocum couldn’t ask for a better trail partner, but when the Apache take her captive a second time, he shows them what a real man is capable of…

Slocum and Little Britches

Slocum 355

Slocum’s on the trail of a different kind of quarry—a wayward husband. After road agents stole the supply wagon train Slocum was riding shotgun on, he tracks the gang to the booming mining town of Orofino, Idaho. There, he makes the acquaintance of Jane Carson, a bartender whose ability at stirring drinks pales in comparison to her ability to stir the fire in men’s souls. Jane wouldn’t be tending bar if it hadn’t been for the husband who abandoned her. She trailed him to Orofino, and now needs Slocum’s help in finding out whether he’s dead or alive. But when the road agents attempt to kill both of them, Slocum suspects Jane knows more than she’s telling about this gang…

Slocum 292: Slocum and the Bitterroot Belle

Slocum’s invited to attend a funeral—his own. John Slocum was given two hundred dollars and a ticket to Cheyenne, Wyoming with the promise of employment, but not told what kind of services he’d be rendering. On board the train, he’s forced to defend himself against a badman who’s clothed like an undertaker—and lucky that Slocum didn’t put him six feet under. Slocum’s assailant is just one of several gunfighters cryptically known as the Undertakers, who leave their victims flat on their backs with their arms crossed over their chests as if they’re lying in coffins, and plant crude grave marker crosses behind their heads. They’re working for a greedy rancher looking to enlarge his spread over the land belonging to Miss Clarissa Montcalm. But now the Undertakers face the Angel of Death known as Slocum…

Slocum 296Slocum and the Undertakers

Slocum rides into a deadly confrontation with Turk, the brother of a man Slocum out-gunned in a fair fight, who is now looking for revenge for his brother's death

Slocum and the Gunfighter's Greed

Slocum’s shot a lot of men—but never in the back… Max Furling has a piece of paper that says he owns the Reilly spread—lock, stock, and barrel. And since Reilly is dead, Max’s claim is foolproof—almost. He’s started a rumor that Reilly was shot in the back by Slocum. And being called a lowdown cowardly killer isn’t something Slocum takes kindly to. He’s ready to make Max Furling wish he’d bitten clear through his tongue before slandering Slocum. But first he’s getting some help from a comely new friend: a lady with a warm spot for him in her heart—and her bed…

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