Chica's Ride

Product Description


The beloved Mule Tamer gang is back; the affable Arvel Walsh and his wild Mexican bride Chica, the terse Dick Welles, the aborigine healer, Billy Livingston, Dan George, Uncle Bob and Pilar, along with a brand-new cast of colorful characters.
1896 is an election year, and the future of the fledgling Arizona Rangers, captained by Arvel Walsh and Dick Welles hangs by a political thread.
The latest crisis, a greedy silver republican, bent on controlling the politics and wealth of the Arizona land and beyond, is driving a wedge between the two stellar ranger captains.
Lori Parker has been savaged in a Tombstone brothel by a son of the prominent silver prospector and political operative David Gold, a well-connected businessman accustomed to buying his ne er-do-well sons way out of trouble as he builds his empire of corruption and avarice.
Follow the Arizona Rangers as they chase deranged killers and Mexican bandits through the wilds of Arizona and Mexico, unaware that Arvel s beloved new family is to be targeted for execution.
Has Gold finally met his match in the form of The Mule Tamer and his wild Mexican bride, or will this be the end of the finest law enforcement team the land has ever known?
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From the Back Cover


CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR JOHN C. HORST
Horst s popularity is probably explained by his gift for these vividly rendered characters, who sometimes veer into the fantastic territory of Max Brand." --Booklist on Allingham: The Long Journey Home
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About the Author


John Horst was born in Baltimore Maryland and studied Philosophy at Loyola College. His interests include the history and anthropology of the Old West.

The Mule Tamer; The Case of the Silver Republicans is part of The Mule Tamer Saga, about the Walsh family in Arizona and Mexico, spanning two generations from the mid nineteenth century to the early days of the Mexican Revolution.

His Allingham series, which includes Allingham; Canyon Diablo, Allingham; Desperate Ride and Allingham; The Long Journey Home is the story of a US Marshal in the wild lands of Arizona in the latter part of the nineteenth century. He resides in Maryland with his wife and daughter.

Visit John Horst at www.themuletamer.com