The eighth
pulp-style adventure in the Hollywood Cowboy Detectives series has been
released on Amazon.com.
The Kindle edition of Mystery of the Kidnapped Cowboy is currently available
from Amazon for 99 cents.
It’s winter
in 1938 and Republic Pictures has sent studio flack Sean “Curly” Woods to
Iverson Ranch where The Lone Ranger Rides Again is being filmed. The star of
that 15-chapter serial, Bob Livingston, is unhappy that the studio replaced him
with John Wayne on his long-running series, The Three Mesquiteers. And his
unhappiness has led to disruptive behavior. Curly’s assignment is to rein in
the disgruntled star so the production can stay on budget, while keeping all
negative news away from the press.
“Piece of
cake,” Woods said. But then he finds Livingston’s hotel room trashed, blood on
the floor and a ransom note that states if the police become involved, the star
of The Lone Ranger Rides Again will bite the dust.
Veteran
western-film villain Glenn Strange joins Woods and studio chauffeur Nick Danby
in investigating the kidnapping of the star at Iverson Ranch. An old friend of
Curly has taken a job at the ranch only to become a victim of a
pitchfork-wielding villain. As time is running out for Livingston, the
Hollywood Cowboy Detectives ride the range of the San Fernando Valley while
tracking the kidnappers.
Once again,
the cowboy investigators discover gun-blazing action is the only way to bring
justice to the old west of the 1930s.
The author,
Darryle Purcell, who is a former political cartoonist, illustrates all
adventures of the Hollywood Cowboy Detectives in the style of the pulps of the
1930s. Currently available from Amazon are Mystery at Movie Ranch, Mystery of
the Murdered Badman, Mystery of the Arizona Dragon, Mystery of the Stuntman’s
Ghost, Mystery of the Matinee Murders, Mystery of the Man of the Mist, Mystery
of the Alien Banshee and Mystery of the Kidnapped Cowboy. Paperback editions of
the Hollywood Cowboy Detectives are also available from Amazon.
Coming
soon – Tom Mix joins the action in Mystery of the Howling Angels.
