A John Tailer Bishop Western Adventure Series by C. Wayne Winkle

After a successful hunt for Maggie Rankin, John Bishop is asked to look for a missing man and his wife. Their trail led to Antelope Spring, Arizona Territory.A young man named Cruz Andrus goes with him and provides some help. One great help is that Cruz can cook. That’s what seals the deal for Bishop.Grant Stratman is buying all the land he can around Antelope Spring to provide timber and beef for the railroad workers when the tracks are laid... moreAfter a successful hunt for Maggie Rankin, John Bishop is asked to look for a missing man and his wife. Their trail led to Antelope Spring, Arizona Territory.A young man named Cruz Andrus goes with him and provides some help. One great help is that Cruz can cook. That’s what seals the deal for Bishop.Grant Stratman is buying all the land he can around Antelope Spring to provide timber and beef for the railroad workers when the tracks are laid. Bishop finds the man and his wife may be “guests” of Stratman’s.In order to find the couple, Bishop must first get past a hired gun, Reuben Blake, then a hired killer, Saunders. Even then, there’s no guarantee the couple are still alive.Surprise after surprise greet Bishop on his journey. less

All John Tailer Bishop wanted was to spend a quiet honeymoon with his new wife, Angelina. Then he wanted to get settled with her.But on their honeymoon in Albuquerque, Lottie Thompkins asked him to find her husband, Ernest. He’d gone on what looked like a fool’s errand to find lost gold. Now he was two weeks overdue in coming back home.It sounded like a relatively easy task. Lottie already suspected her husband was dead, so she just wanted to know for sure... moreAll John Tailer Bishop wanted was to spend a quiet honeymoon with his new wife, Angelina. Then he wanted to get settled with her.But on their honeymoon in Albuquerque, Lottie Thompkins asked him to find her husband, Ernest. He’d gone on what looked like a fool’s errand to find lost gold. Now he was two weeks overdue in coming back home.It sounded like a relatively easy task. Lottie already suspected her husband was dead, so she just wanted to know for sure.But Apaches, lying friends of Ernest’s, and a mysterious man who also wanted the gold complicated the job.Will Bishop find the body and get back home to tell Lottie?It’s always important to remember the deadly lure of gold. less