Murder on Halfaday Creek
Murder on Halfaday Creek by James B. Hendryx, published by ALTUS Press on February 8, 2016, is a historical fiction work that immerses readers in the notorious colony of outlaws on Halfaday Creek. This edition spans 226 pages and is presented in English. The narrative follows tough lawman Black John Smith as he navigates a world filled with deception and crime, maintaining order while also capitalizing on the chaos around him.
Readers will encounter a series of action-packed stories set against the backdrop of the Yukon-Alaska border country. Black John Smith’s adventures include thwarting a gang of crooks attempting to exchange counterfeit money, outsmarting swindlers, and turning a profit from fool’s gold while delivering justice. This collection highlights themes of action and adventure, showcasing the challenges and intrigues of life in a lawless territory.
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In the notorious colony of outlaws on Halfaday Creek, every newcomer draws his name out of a tin can, and old Cush at the saloon keeps more money in his safe than most banks ever see. Tough, cagey Black John Smith maintains law and order in the district, and in dispensing justice he never forgets the value of money.In this high-spirited, action-loaded series of stories about the Yukon-Alaska border country, he manages to rake in a profit with every adventure. He foils a plot dreamed up by as mean a gang of crooks as ever stacked a deck, exchanging twenty-five thousand dollars in fake bills for good ones; he runs a pair of swindlers out of town, after persuading them to leave their cash behind, in his name; and he doubles the twenty thousand he paid for some sacks of fool’s gold, and hangs a murderer in the bargain.
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