Skeleton Pass
Lanning Mackenzie has unfinished business…
Fifteen year ago, a carriage carrying four people and $200,000 worth of gold was buried under piles of rocks when an unlucky gold prospector accidentally blew up the notorious Skeleton Pass.
Having repaid his customers at the bank from his own pocket, that gold should now belong to Mackenzie – but he is in no shape to go digging for it.
Luckily for him, his headstrong and adventurous daughter, Flora, is up for the challenge.
Along with her eccentric aunt Belinda, neighbouring ranch-owner Dick Crespin and his loyal Indian friend, Black Moon, Flora sets off in search of the gold.
It doesn’t take long before the unlikely companions run into trouble – in the form of infamous outlaw, Loupe Vanquera, and his gang of ruthless killers.
It turns out they are not the only ones in search of the legendary gold.
Faced with merciless criminals, untrustworthy sheriffs and a few surprises along the way, will the companions escape the clutches of Vanquera?
Will they ever find the gold and return it to Flora’s father?
Praise for John Russell Fearn
‘A classic story of adventure and courage in the Old West.’ – Tom Kasey, best-selling author of Trade Off.
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