Bliss Lomax Libros

Tension simmers in the sun-drenched town of Mescal, Arizona, as Mormon homesteaders, led by Webb Nichols, engage in serious discussions about their future. Meanwhile, a meeting of the Magdalena Stockmen's Association escalates into heated arguments, highlighting the ongoing conflict between the homesteaders and powerful cattle outfits. The stage is set for potential violence as underlying grievances threaten to erupt, showcasing the struggle for power and survival in a changing landscape.

The Denver & Pacific track layers dodged snipers' bullets daily. The camp was hit by one night raid after another. Dynamite took its deadly toll. Summoned into action, range detectives Rainbow Ripley and Grumpy Gibbs found out early on that Ben Slade and his gunmen were at the core of these attacks. But Slade was only earning his pay at the one trade he'd ever learned. Who was supplying the cash? One thing was Slade was following somebody's orders and it was up to Rainbow and Grumpy to find the ringleader.

"When range detectives Rainbow Ripley and Grumpy Gibbs embroil themselves in the problems of some rustled cattle and some mysterious activity in the Lost Angel mine near Crazy Horse, Nevada, there is no rest for anybody"--

First US edition: New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1946.

Bad Men Were Their Business. Their names were Ripley and Gibbs, and they were known from one end of the West to the other. When there was trouble -- big trouble -- you sent for them. The price was high, but so were the odds against them -- and if Ripley and Gibbs didn't make it, you didn't pay one red cent.

"Rocky Jeanette and two accomplices robbed the Boulder City bank. When Rocky learns that the amount reported stolen was about five times what they took, he knows the banker, Charles Oatman, must have embezzled the rest. Rocky returns to Boulder City and blackmails Oatman to introduce him as a respectable businessman, but old habits die hard"--

Ace range detectives Rainbow Ripley and Grumpy Gibbs try to track down the murderer in Wolf River who wants to stop prospectors from finding the legendary Lost Buckaroo mine, one of the richest mines in the West.

The narrative centers on a fierce conflict between cattle barons and small ranchers in Wyoming, highlighting the impact of barbed-wire fencing on free-rangers' livelihoods and the cattle ranching industry. Bliss Lomax vividly depicts the brutal realities of life on the range, capturing the tension and violence that characterized this transformative period in ranching history. This thrilling and emotional story explores themes of struggle and change in the face of encroaching capitalism.