Hell's Half Acre (Hell's Half Acre #1)

By: William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone

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Synopsis: In this Western series debut,Fort Worth is the deadliest place on the Texas frontier. Good thing the new sheriff isn&’t afraid to die—or kill.&“Stay the hell out of Fort Worth.&”Those were the last words uttered by the boomtown&’s last sheriff. Rail-thin and half starved, desperate cowpuncher Jess Casey ignores the travel advice. Instead, Casey not only enters Fort Worth, he takes the dead man&’s job. Now it&’s up to him to keep the peace in a body-riddled slice of heaven known as Hell&’s Half Acre—home of notorious outlaws like Kurt Koenig and his merciless gang. For Koenig, the only good lawman is a dead one, and he puts a pretty price on Casey&’s head. For Casey, that means war. Against him are the frontier&’s fastest draw and a host of murderous triggers. On his side are decades of rock-hard Texas living, a couple of ne&’er-do-well deputies, and the good sense to do all his talking behind the barrel of a fast-blazing gun . . .