Blade by Matt Chisholm

BLADE-tough, tender and temperamental. Slow to anger, fast with a gun and no slouch with women. A man tempered by the West, dangerous living and a perpetual gamble with death.THE WOMEN-the Indian girl: lovely waif of a grisly massacre. The Mexican girl: mettlesome as a thoroughbred filly and heiress to half New Mexico. Both of them more desirable than the women of men's dreams.THE KILLERS-drawn to gold like steel to a magnet, blind to mercy, indifferent to death, they plundered the living and the dead. The scourge of the West.First in the series from the author of the STORM Family; SAM SPUR and McALLISTER Peter Christopher Watts was born in London, England in 1919 and died on Nov. 30, 1983. He was educated in art schools in England, then served with the British Amy in Burma from 1940 to 1946.Peter Watts, the author of more than 150 novels, is better known by his pen names of "Matt Chisholm" and "Cy James". He published his first western novel under the Matt Chisholm name in 1958 (Halfbreed). He began writing the "McAllister" series in 1963 with The Hard Men, and that series ran to 35 novels. He followed that up with the "Storm" series. And used the Cy James name for his "Spur" series.Under his own name, Peter Watts wrote Out of Yesterday, The Long Night Through, and Scream and Shout. He wrote both fiction and nonfiction books, including the very useful nonfiction reference work, A Dictionary of the Old West (Knopf, 1977). The adventures of JOE BLADE-tough, tender and temperamental. Slow to anger, fast with a gun and no slouch with women. A man tempered by the West, dangerous living and a perpetual gamble with death.From the author who has given us the Storm Family Cattlemen Saga, Sam Spur and McAllister.

Pecos country – tough on horses, hell for women.Land where Kiowas hunted horses, Comanches looked for loot, Mescaleros hunted the white man-and Joe Blade hunted a child killer. He knew he rode to his own possible death at the hands of the Indians. But he had no choice, for in his hands lay Western justice and the fate of the white girl in the lonely Pecos ranch house. Peter Christopher Watts was born in London, England in 1919 and died on Nov. 30, 1983. He was educated in art schools in England, then served with the British Amy in Burma from 1940 to 1946.Peter Watts, the author of more than 150 novels, is better known by his pen names of "Matt Chisholm" and "Cy James". He published his first western novel under the Matt Chisholm name in 1958 (Halfbreed). He began writing the "McAllister" series in 1963 with The Hard Men, and that series ran to 35 novels. He followed that up with the "Storm" series. And used the Cy James name for his "Spur" series.Under his own name, Peter Watts wrote Out of Yesterday, The Long Night Through, and Scream and Shout. He wrote both fiction and nonfiction books, including the very useful nonfiction reference work, A Dictionary of the Old West (Knopf, 1977). The adventures of JOE BLADE-tough, tender and temperamental. Slow to anger, fast with a gun and no slouch with women. A man tempered by the West, dangerous living and a perpetual gamble with death.From the author who has given us the Storm Family Cattlemen Saga, Sam Spur and McAllister.

Doke Struther had checked in his gun for a bottle of whiskey and looked like he would not survive. That was until Joe Blade came along asking for help in getting two beautiful women to Denver in one piece. But Harry Lister and his a bunch of murdering hardcases are after the women and their gold. An explosive mixture if ever there was-can they survive the blast? Peter Christopher Watts was born in London, England in 1919 and died on Nov. 30, 1983. He was educated in art schools in England, then served with the British Amy in Burma from 1940 to 1946.Peter Watts, the author of more than 150 novels, is better known by his pen names of "Matt Chisholm" and "Cy James". He published his first western novel under the Matt Chisholm name in 1958 (Halfbreed). He began writing the "McAllister" series in 1963 with The Hard Men, and that series ran to 35 novels. He followed that up with the "Storm" series. And used the Cy James name for his "Spur" series.Under his own name, Peter Watts wrote Out of Yesterday, The Long Night Through, and Scream and Shout. He wrote both fiction and nonfiction books, including the very useful nonfiction reference work, A Dictionary of the Old West (Knopf, 1977). The adventures of JOE BLADE-tough, tender and temperamental. Slow to anger, fast with a gun and no slouch with women. A man tempered by the West, dangerous living and a perpetual gamble with death.From the author who has given us the Storm Family Cattlemen Saga, Sam Spur and McAllister.

Posset was the stranger who held it ... Chavez was the Mexican who worked it ... and Geronimo baptized it with blood.Arizona was a wild, forbidding land. The Indians had possessed it since the beginning of time, and they prized their freedom. The white men were newcomers who hungered for gold, silver, cattle and the land itself.Apache and white man were natural enemies and the Mexicans were alien to both. So when each claimed the territory, their clash was bloody, violent and disastrous. Joe Blade was in the middle of it all. Peter Christopher Watts was born in London, England in 1919 and died on Nov. 30, 1983. He was educated in art schools in England, then served with the British Amy in Burma from 1940 to 1946.Peter Watts, the author of more than 150 novels, is better known by his pen names of "Matt Chisholm" and "Cy James". He published his first western novel under the Matt Chisholm name in 1958 (Halfbreed). He began writing the "McAllister" series in 1963 with The Hard Men, and that series ran to 35 novels. He followed that up with the "Storm" series. And used the Cy James name for his "Spur" series.Under his own name, Peter Watts wrote Out of Yesterday, The Long Night Through, and Scream and Shout. He wrote both fiction and nonfiction books, including the very useful nonfiction reference work, A Dictionary of the Old West (Knopf, 1977). The adventures of JOE BLADE-tough, tender and temperamental. Slow to anger, fast with a gun and no slouch with women. A man tempered by the West, dangerous living and a perpetual gamble with death.From the author who has given us the Storm Family Cattlemen Saga, Sam Spur and McAllister.

Mayhem, murder and a maverick sheriff in what was surely the craziest and wildest plot Blade ever got mixed up in. Lawmen and outlaws want his hide as he moves in the shadow of the hangman's noose.JOE BLADE: an unwilling killer, hunted and betrayedLAFE OLAFSON: sheriff, Blade's boyhood friend. He hunted Blade as ruthlessly as he would a mad dog.EARL WANNAKER: multi-millionaire and girl-stealer. A man of no morals and less conscience.KID WANNAKER: his wild son. Crazy as his father. He thought Blade was too old and too slow.NELL: an outlaw's woman who stood between Blade and a cut throatLIAM SHANDY: mad Irish king of the Border smugglersHOLLY GOODCHILD: who always smiled and carried death wherever he went.A violent and fast-moving climax to Joe Blade's cyclonic career. Peter Christopher Watts was born in London, England in 1919 and died on Nov. 30, 1983. He was educated in art schools in England, then served with the British Amy in Burma from 1940 to 1946.Peter Watts, the author of more than 150 novels, is better known by his pen names of "Matt Chisholm" and "Cy James". He published his first western novel under the Matt Chisholm name in 1958 (Halfbreed). He began writing the "McAllister" series in 1963 with The Hard Men, and that series ran to 35 novels. He followed that up with the "Storm" series. And used the Cy James name for his "Spur" series.Under his own name, Peter Watts wrote Out of Yesterday, The Long Night Through, and Scream and Shout. He wrote both fiction and nonfiction books, including the very useful nonfiction reference work, A Dictionary of the Old West (Knopf, 1977). The adventures of JOE BLADE-tough, tender and temperamental. Slow to anger, fast with a gun and no slouch with women. A man tempered by the West, dangerous living and a perpetual gamble with death.From the author who has given us the Storm Family Cattlemen Saga, Sam Spur and McAllister.

FRANK O'HARA had a treasure. Everybody knew about it but nobody could find it. Or Frank O'Hara.CHARITY CLAYTON knew about the treasure and was after it. She was after Joe Blade too-which he didn't mind.EDDIE PRENTICE was town marshal of Cheyenne. He wanted O'Hara, the treasure, and Charity Clayton. He also wanted Joe Blade so he could hang him.JIMMY WHITTLE was a pint-sized horse-thief with a giant ego. He'd kill to own a good horse. And frequently did. Which gave the clue to O'Hara's treasure.CLEOPATRA VIVALDI was beautiful, passionate, greedy for men and gold-and claimed to be Mrs. Frank O'Hara. Only Frank didn't know about it.They were living out a violent human drama against the massive backdrop of the West. And with a stunning indifference to death, they were out to break the Montana Deadlock. Peter Christopher Watts was born in London, England in 1919 and died on Nov. 30, 1983. He was educated in art schools in England, then served with the British Amy in Burma from 1940 to 1946.Peter Watts, the author of more than 150 novels, is better known by his pen names of "Matt Chisholm" and "Cy James". He published his first western novel under the Matt Chisholm name in 1958 (Halfbreed). He began writing the "McAllister" series in 1963 with The Hard Men, and that series ran to 35 novels. He followed that up with the "Storm" series. And used the Cy James name for his "Spur" series.Under his own name, Peter Watts wrote Out of Yesterday, The Long Night Through, and Scream and Shout. He wrote both fiction and nonfiction books, including the very useful nonfiction reference work, A Dictionary of the Old West (Knopf, 1977). The adventures of JOE BLADE-tough, tender and temperamental. Slow to anger, fast with a gun and no slouch with women. A man tempered by the West, dangerous living and a perpetual gamble with death.From the author who has given us the Storm Family Cattlemen Saga, Sam Spur and McAllister.