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Rider of Lost Creek: A Western Story
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Rider of Lost Creek: A Western Story
Book 1 of the Kilkenny series
154 pages · First published 1976
Lance Kilkenny rides into the Lost Creek country and finds a range war brewing between powerful cattle interests and smaller ranchers. His reputation with a gun makes him useful, but Kilkenny prefers understanding who is driving the violence before choosing a side. Ambushes, hired killers, and divided loyalties turn the dispute into a test of both survival and judgment. Louis L’Amour’s Western delivers classic frontier action around a solitary gunfighter whose deadliest skill is matched by his reluctance to use it without cause.
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Wartime/battle violence and peril · Murder and death
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