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The Wild West just got a whole lot wilder!
Holmes on the Range #2
Minotaur Books
January 2008
On Sale: January 8, 2008
Featuring: Old Red Amlingmeyer; Big Red Amlingmeyer; Diana
304 pages
ISBN: 0312372884
EAN: 9780312372880
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Mystery Historical | Mystery Private Eye
It might be 1893 and the modern world may in full-swing, but cowboy Gustav "Old Red" Amlingmeyer is an old- fashioned kind of guy: he prefers a long trail ride even when a train could get him where heβs going in one-tenth the time. His brother Otto (βBig Redβ), on the other hand, wouldn't mind climbing down from his horse and onto a train once in a whileΒ if it'll give his saddle-sore rear end a rest. So when it's Old Red who insists they sign on to protect the luxurious Pacific Express, despite a generations-old Amlingmeyer family distrust of the farm- stealin', cattle-killin', money-grubbin' railroads, Big Red is flummoxed. But Old Red, tired of the cowpoke life, wants to take a stab at professional βdetectifyingβ just like his hero, Sherlock Holmes and guard jobs for the railroad are the only ones on offer.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β So it is that Big Red and Old Red find themselves trapped on a thousand tons of steam-driven steel, summiting the Sierras en route to San Francisco with a crafty gang of outlaws somewhere around the next bend, a baggage car jam- packed with deadly secrets, and a vicious killer hidden somewhere amongst the colorfulΒ passengers. Β Β Β Β Β On the Wrong Track, Old Red and Big Redβs much anticipated return, is filled with all of the wit, flavor, humor, and suspense that made Hockensmithβs debut, Holmes on the Range, so beloved by critics and fans alike.
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