Book Catalog
Spawn of the Desert
In the sun-scorched silver camp of Calico, where water costs more than whiskey and the graveyard known as Hell's Depot fills faster than the church pews, two mysterious drifters arrive out of the desert haze. Paget Le Saint, a white-bearded patriarch with the face of a prophet and the past of an outlaw, is mistaken for a preacher—a role he wears as easily as his secrets. At his side walks Duke Steele, a quiet gunman who alone suspects how dangerous his companion truly is. When the camp's iron-fisted boss, Silver Sleed, hears the old man's name, something in him shifts—and his sheltered daughter, hungry for learning, draws both strangers into a tangle of hidden histories. Beneath the painted cliffs of the Calico Mountains, the desert keeps its mysteries—but not forever.
Rodeo
Step into the dust and din of a 1920s rodeo, narrated entirely through the rapid-fire patter of a wisecracking arena announcer. As steer riders and bronc busters take their turns—and their tumbles—the announcer fields questions from the crowd, ribs the contestants, and delivers running commentary laced with frontier humor. W. C. Tuttle's inventive monologue captures the spectacle, slang, and rough-edged camaraderie of the American rodeo circuit in a single breathless voice. A vivid slice of Western Americana from the golden age of pulp fiction.
Reputation
In the sleepy mission village of Santa Ynez, near the Mexican border, the locals trade tales over warm beer about a legendary killer known only as El Tigre—a man whose name alone makes hands tremble. On a night when a ferocious storm descends upon the valley, the cantina door bursts open and reputation becomes flesh. But the storm has carried more than one stranger to Santa Ynez, and before the night ends, the villagers will learn that fear, identity, and legend are not always what they seem. A classic Western tale of suspense and reversal from the pages of Adventure Magazine, 1923.
Psychology and Copper
In the rough-and-tumble mining country of the American West, grizzled prospector Ike Harper spins the yarn of his partner Magpie Simpkins, a self-styled scientific genius whose enthusiasm for every new fad far outstrips his common sense. When Magpie discovers the wonders of psychology, he wagers he can use the power of the mind to transform a lazy neighbor into a tireless copper miner. But between a greenhorn investor in a dancing derby hat, a promising claim ripe for the taking, and Magpie's latest experiment, the partners' schemes begin to tangle in ways no textbook could predict. A classic tale of frontier humor where fool luck, human nature, and a little too much cleverness collide.
Flames of the Storm
In the drought-stricken valley of Moon River, where parched rangeland has turned cattlemen desperate and the arrival of sheep has lit a powder keg, a drifting cowboy named Skeeter Bill Sarg rides into trouble he never asked for. After a violent misunderstanding leaves him afoot, he befriends Jim Kirk, an ailing easterner herding sheep to survive, and Kirk's devoted wife—a couple caught in the crossfire of a brutal range war. Bound by his own rough code of honor, Skeeter Bill defies an embargo, a hostile town, and powerful cattle interests to stand by the strangers who need him. But when he stumbles upon a body at the sheep camp, his loyalty puts him squarely between a determined sheriff and a noose. A classic tale of frontier justice, sacrifice, and unexpected friendship from a master of the Western pulp tradition.