Amidst the dreary rain of San Francisco, a young woman on the brink of despair crosses paths with a lone cowboy from the desert. A violent incident forces them to flee together, clutching a suitcase that holds more than just clothes—it contains a ticket to a new identity and a destiny intertwined with a distant ranch.Arriving in the dusty town of Oreana, Arizona, they are drawn into a longstanding feud between cattle ranches, where old grudges and hidden wills dictate the fate of t...

When lawlessness sweeps across Sun Dog County, Sheriff Brick Davidson faces his toughest challenge yet. A string of daring robberies, a wrecked stagecoach, and mounting political pressure threaten to derail his re-election—and his control of the frontier town he’s sworn to protect.With his witty and loyal deputy Harp Harris at his side and a mysterious professional investigator brought in to assist, Brick navigates a treacherous web of crime, corruption, and high-stakes intrigue. A...

Here is a classic suspense tale with a western setting, by one of the most popular and prolific western authors of all time. Features a new introduction.

Hashknife Hartlely and his partner, two footloose cowpokes with a reputation for getting things done, ended up in Blue Wells, Arizona just in time to meet trouble. Far from a sleepy town, it was a hotbed of criminal activity—and Hashknife and Sleepy never could let things rest!

Once voted Adventure magazine's most popular author, W.C. Tuttle introduced the world to one of his longest-running—and most popular—series characters, Henry Harrison Conroy, in the pages of Argosy. Collected here are the next two novels: “The Sheriff of Tonto Town” and “Suspected by Henry.”

Sheriff Henry Harrison Conroy never expected to wear a badge. A former vaudevillian with a round frame and a nose made for footlights, he took the job as a joke—but now the joke is on him. The mining boom in Wild Horse Valley has drawn a wave of drifters, schemers, and cutthroats, and crime is on the rise. With his bony, Shakespeare-quoting deputy and a slow-witted jailer at his side, Henry faces a town on the verge of lawlessness.Then, when a gold prospector turns up dead, Henry m...

This collection gathers fast-moving Western short stories from the pulp era, set around mining camps, ranches, and rough-and-ready towns. W.C. Tuttle blends action, wit, and frontier problem-solving in tales where cowhands, lawmen, and drifters face hard choices and harder country. Contents include “Derelicts of the Hills,” “His Brother’s Keeper,” “The Catspaw of Piperock,” “Injuneered,” “Henry Goes Prehistoric,” and “Dancing Devil Range.”Written for magazines such as Adventure...

Amidst the dreary rain of San Francisco, a young woman on the brink of despair crosses paths with a lone cowboy from the desert. A violent incident forces them to flee together, clutching a suitcase that holds more than just clothes—it contains a ticket to a new identity and a destiny intertwined with a distant ranch.Arriving in the dusty town of Oreana, Arizona, they are drawn into a longstanding feud between cattle ranches, where old grudges and hidden wills dictate the fate of t...

In When East Met West, W.C. Tuttle brings his signature blend of wit and Western action to the story of a polished Easterner who finds himself out of his element in the rugged frontier. When city manners collide with cowboy code, sparks—and laughter—fly. What starts as a culture clash becomes an unlikely alliance as both men confront local trouble, outlaws, and misunderstandings that can only be solved with grit, charm, and a whole lot of humor.With Tuttle’s trademark stor...

Arriving in the town of Oreana to purchase stock, two wandering cowboys find themselves immediately embroiled in a local feud. A young orphan has been left destitute after his father's death, his ranch threatened by a foreclosure based on dubious debts held by a saloon owner.When the boy’s only ally is ambushed and a valuable herd of cattle vanishes, the newcomers step in to investigate. Facing down a hostile rancher and a corrupt gambler, the pair must rely on a mix of sharp shoot...

W. C. Tuttle (November 11, 1883 – June 6, 1969) was an American writer who sold more than 1000 magazine stories and dozens of novels, almost all of which were westerns.

Hashknife Hartlely and his partner, two footloose cowpokes with a reputation for getting things done, are hired to look into the matter of disappearing cattle at the Circle Cross outfit.