Blade

They gambled bloodily with the lives of innocent men and women... They used mayhem and murder to fulfil their ambitions. The prize in their deadly gamble was the Territory of Arizona. Law and order rested in the hands of Joe Blade, lovely Charity Clayton and veteran scout George McMasters. The Tucson Ring had penetrated all walks of life in the Territory. Only two men and a woman stood between them and power. 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). Joe Blade is tough, tender and temperamental. Slow to anger, fast with a gun an slouch with women. A man tempered by the West, dangerous living and a perpetual gamble with death.

"It was the classic challenge, the meeting of two famous guns ... an incident rare in the West and seen by few men. They met in the lamplight of old Laredo Tow, each man pacing slowly in the face of death. Only one would walk away ..."Even the Texas Rangers and the local law held back from the two powerful, land-hungry millionaires. Joe Blade was the only man left to challenge them. They ambushed him, bushwhacked him and tried to run him out of town, but he survived. Meeting violence with violence, Blade would never surrender until he had concluded the Laredo Assigment. 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). Joe Blade is tough, tender and temperamental. Slow to anger, fast with a gun an slouch with women. A man tempered by the West, dangerous living and a perpetual gamble with death.

The Mexican Proposition was the creation of a new state comprising Northern Mexico and the southwestern United States-the Republic of the Rio Grande. It would stretch from Louisiana to the Pacific. Brigand and murderer Porfirio Rojas and his band of traitors raised the new flag and relied upon a secret weapon for victory. They were opposed by three men and a girl-Doke Struther, the millionaire's son who gambled his life without question, George McMasters, half-Cheyenne and true to his word, Joe Blade-and Charity Clayton, as brave as she was lovely. Their job was to defeat the new republic … or die trying! 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.

Joe Blade was hunting for the men who had murdered his mother and father. All their lives Cy Hartman and Carl Roe had concealed their guilty secret-and grew rich and powerful on it. When Blade went against them they hired the best killers to bring him down. They finally cornered him in Cheyenne. At the end of a trail of death, they wondered if they'd bitten off more than they could chew. And when Charity Clayton came on the scene, they choked. 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.

THE NEVADA MUSTANG was the famous spotted stallion sought after by all men who had horse fever. Chavez, the Mexican; Little Wolf, the Kiowa; Marty Carr, the gunman and Joe Blade. They had one thing in common-the hope that it would be their rope that snared the great Appaloosa mustang. And they were ready to kill for him. It was one of the greatest horse hunts of all time a hunt which led four men to their fatal destiny. 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.