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Sparing the Family Tree by W. C. Tuttle is a hilarious classic Western short story filled with mistaken identities, outrageous marriage schemes, and unexpected twists. When two desert cowboys encounter high society, a fake marriage, and a mysterious inheritance, chaos follows. Packed with witty...

The Hand of Providence by W. C. Tuttle is a hilarious classic Western short story packed with cowboy humor, frontier mishaps, and small-town chaos. When Scenery Sims introduces a horseless wagon to the dusty streets of Piperock, his new automobile sparks a wild chain of runaway horses...

Precedents in Piperock by W. C. Tuttle is a hilarious classic Western short story packed with cowboy humor, outrageous pranks, and small-town chaos. When Sheriff Magpie Simpkins attempts to organize a peaceful Fourth of July celebration, a runaway balloon, a disastrous baseball game, and the...

His Brother’s Keeper by W. C. Tuttle is a gripping Western short story of law, loyalty, family, and frontier justice. Sheriff “Duty” Deming has devoted his life to enforcing the law without mercy, even when it costs him those closest to him. But when illness and fate leave him stranded in...

Experience the rugged world of the Old West in W. C. Tuttle: Lawmen, Outlaws, and Frontier Justice, a collection of classic Western tales filled with gunfighters, deception, frontier law, and hard-earned justice. Featuring Law-Star for an Outlaw, The Trail of Deception, and Skeeter Bill Comes to...

A classic Western short story of outlaws, stagecoaches, gunfights, and mistaken intentions in the rugged American Southwest. In Because He Listened In, W. C. Tuttle delivers frontier action, sharp humor, and an ironic twist as the Laramie Kid discovers the danger of believing everything he...

A mysterious stranger rides into a quiet frontier town, stirring suspicion, danger, and unexpected trouble in this classic Western tale by W. C. Tuttle. Filled with rugged characters, frontier tension, and Old West adventure, Skeeter Bill Comes to Town is an engaging story for fans of vintage...

A lone lawman faces a deadly hidden organization in this fast-paced classic Western by W. C. Tuttle. Packed with frontier danger, mystery, courage, and outlaw justice, Law-Star for an Outlaw delivers an atmospheric tale of one man fighting overwhelming odds in the untamed American West...

A mistaken identity leads an ordinary bookkeeper into a deadly Arizona conspiracy involving a stolen inheritance, cattle rustlers, murder, and betrayal. The Trail of Deception is a suspenseful classic Western filled with mysterious cowhands, dangerous outlaws, frontier justice, and one man’s...

As tense, short story Westerns go, W.C. Tuttle's "Spawn of the Desert", set in the 1850s rugged Southwest mountains, is a splendid, fast-paced example of the classic genre of tales of gold and silver mining towns run by ruthless men, and inhabited by an eclectic population of miners, gamblers, gunmen, drunks, hardscrabble women, and the obligatory "colorful" characters. Tuttle (1883-1969) was one of the most prolific Western writers of his day, with more than 40 novels and short stories to his credit.

A classic Western mystery of murder, robbery, and frontier justice, Dancing Devil Range follows Hashknife Hartley and Sleepy Stevens as they ride into a troubled cattle country haunted by violence, suspicion, and buried secrets...

In When East Met West, W.C. Tuttle brings his signature blend of wit and Western action to the story of a polished Easterner who finds himself out of his element in the rugged frontier. When city manners collide with cowboy code, sparks—and laughter—fly. What starts as a culture clash becomes an unlikely alliance as both men confront local trouble, outlaws, and misunderstandings that can only be solved with grit, charm, and a whole lot of humor.

When lawlessness sweeps across Sun Dog County, Sheriff Brick Davidson faces his toughest challenge yet. A string of daring robberies, a wrecked stagecoach, and mounting political pressure threaten to derail his re-election—and his control of the frontier town he’s sworn to protect.