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The angry town of Pawnee Bluffs / Lewis B. Patten.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2021Edition: Center Point Large Print editionDescription: 200 pages (large print) ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781643589862
  • 1643589865
  • 9781643589909
  • 1643589903
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "An act of cruel violence puts Deputy Sheriff Jesse Marks into the most difficult conflict he has ever had to face in this authentic Western tale of vengeance versus law. When Jesse's fiancé is brutally attacked and she and her kid sister left for dead by two unknown drifters, the entire town of Pawnee Bluffs rushes to join the posse being formed to track down the killers. Led by the girls' outraged father, the angry townspeople whip themselves into a lynch-mob frenzy, and for the first time in his career Jesse finds himself wishing he didn't wear a badge. Sworn to uphold the law and bring the fugitives to justice and a fair trial, he can only struggle to keep his personal feelings from overcoming his professional duty. And as the posse sets out, the only thing that Jesse knows for sure is that there's trouble ahead - trouble that he might not be able to handle"-- Provided by publisher.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Large Print Book Large Print Book Main Library Large Print Fiction WESTERN PATTEN, LEWIS Available 33111010551279
Total holds: 0

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An act of cruel violence puts Deputy Sheriff Jesse Marks into the most difficult conflict he has ever had to face in this authentic Western tale of vengeance versus law.

"An act of cruel violence puts Deputy Sheriff Jesse Marks into the most difficult conflict he has ever had to face in this authentic Western tale of vengeance versus law. When Jesse's fiancé is brutally attacked and she and her kid sister left for dead by two unknown drifters, the entire town of Pawnee Bluffs rushes to join the posse being formed to track down the killers. Led by the girls' outraged father, the angry townspeople whip themselves into a lynch-mob frenzy, and for the first time in his career Jesse finds himself wishing he didn't wear a badge. Sworn to uphold the law and bring the fugitives to justice and a fair trial, he can only struggle to keep his personal feelings from overcoming his professional duty. And as the posse sets out, the only thing that Jesse knows for sure is that there's trouble ahead - trouble that he might not be able to handle"-- Provided by publisher.

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