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Los Angeles, California, USA.: Pinnacle Books., 1980. Book. Illus. by Fred Love Painted Cover.. Fair to Good,. Soft cover. First American Softcover Edition.. 146 pages. "Adam Steele came to Bradstock Landing expecting to find trouble. For the way in which he'd been offering a job working for a man named Cliff Engle made it obvious his potential empolyer was in a troublecome business. Hired to guard freight on an ancient riverboat bound for Texas, the Virginian learns the cargo he has promised to deliver safely to Twin Creeks is comprised of sevety-five West Indians, who are being smuggled across the state line to bust a rail strike. But the strikers, under the direction of Alexander Garrett, a ruthless cattle baron, are determined to stop the Queen of the River from reaching its destination at any cost. Caught in a desperate power struggle, Steele finds his own lie at stake during a bloody, last-ditch battle that changes the calm current of the Mississippi into a torrent of death and… Read More

Los Angeles, California, USA.: Pinnacle Books., 1980. Book. Illus. by Fred Love Painted Cover.. Good. Soft cover. First American Softcover Edition.. 146 pages. "Adam Steele came to Bradstock Landing expecting to find trouble. For the way in which he'd been offering a job working for a man named Cliff Engle made it obvious his potential empolyer was in a troublecome business. Hired to guard freight on an ancient riverboat bound for Texas, the Virginian learns the cargo he has promised to deliver safely to Twin Creeks is comprised of sevety-five West Indians, who are being smuggled across the state line to bust a rail strike. But the strikers, under the direction of Alexander Garrett, a ruthless cattle baron, are determined to stop the Queen of the River from reaching its destination at any cost. Caught in a desperate power struggle, Steele finds his own lie at stake during a bloody, last-ditch battle that changes the calm current of the Mississippi into a torrent of death and… Read More