The Hanging

When bank robber George Wright decides to take advantage of his fleeting resemblance to Herne the Hunter by crediting his own crimes to the shootist, Herne becomes both hunter and hunted - he must track down Wright and his gang in order to acquit himself, and he must avoid a lynch mob of outraged citizens hell-bent on hanging him high. John J. McLaglen is the pseudonym for the writing team of Laurence James and John Harvey. John J. McLaglen is the pseudonym for the writing team of Laurence James and John Harvey used to write the Herne the Hunter series. Jedediah Herne, who was once upon a time known as Herne the Hunter- a bounty hunter and hired killer, comes out of retirement to avenge his wife's death at the hands of seven men. A blood-soaked and violent Western series.