Free (Kindle) Sierra Marshal by John Glasby [Recursive Framing Catspaw Western]

[ATDrake]

Sierra Marshal by the late British author John Glasby (ISFDB, Wikipedia, obituary at The Telegraph) is his vintage standalone historical western action adventure novel, this one involving an apparently upstanding citizen calling in a federal marshal to turn in a pesky neighbour supposedly guilty of committing murder and armed robbery, as you do, only to find his attempted catspaw suspicious of his attempted frame and therefore in need of a good framing himself to get him out of the way, too, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press' Pioneering imprint.

This was originally published in 1964 by Robert Hale using the pseudonym Chuck Adams and was later reprinted by Robert Hale as part of their Black Horse Western line using the pseudonym Morgan Shaw.

Currently free @ Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK and pretty much everywhere else Amazon sells worldwide, since this is being done via their KDP Select exclusive-or-else program)

Description
Sometimes you have to take the law into your own hands…

Cal Marsden, owner of the biggest spread in the territory, knew that Victor Gantry, his nearest neighbour, was a wanted man.

He sent for Steve Enders, a federal marshal, to come into the town of Anderson and arrest Gantry on a charge of murder and armed robbery.

On the face of things, Marsden’s actions showed a proper regard for law and order, but when Enders fell victim to a violent hold-up on his journey into Anderson, his suspicions were raised.

After questioning the local sheriff and Victor Gantry himself, it was soon apparent that Marsden had other reasons for wanting to see Gantry behind bars.

Discovering that Enders not only refused to arrest Gantry without further evidence, but also that the marshal was showing an unhealthy interest in his own activities, Marsden aimed to frame the lawman himself.

With his henchmen at his command, a drunken saloon brawl escalated into a murder charge with Enders caught in the middle.

But Enders was no stranger to this kind of challenge and Marsden soon discovered that he had caught a wildcat by the tail, for the lawman knew a few tricks himself which finally forced a bloody showdown…

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