Death of a Gandy Dancer (A Gunsmith Western Book 414)

Tom Allen was bidding for the job of cutting down a vast tract of lumber up in Oregon. But whoever won the contract had to win a lumberjack contest first! The competition included ax-throwing, pole-climbing, speed-climbing and log-rolling, so it was going to be quite a contest. But whoever won stood to earn himself a small fortune, so competition was stiff … in more ways than one.
Allen invited Clint Adams up to the aptly named Beaver State to cheer him on. As soon as he arrived, Clint met Sally Hayfield, a busty blonde who was set to compete against the men. But even as the contest got underway, a ‘gandy-dancer’—that was, a pick and shovel man usually associated with the railroads—was murdered. With Tom and Sally both in the frame for the killing, Clint has to turn detective to bring the real killer to justice. But that brings with it its own dangers ...

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

J.R. Roberts is otherwise known as Robert J. Randisi, an American author who writes in the detective and Western genres. He has authored more than 500 published books and has edited more than 30 anthologies of short stories. Booklist magazine said he "may be the last of the pulp writers." He co-founded and edited Mystery Scene magazine and co-founded the American Crime Writers League. He founded The Private Eye Writers of America in 1981, where he created the Shamus Award. To date he has written almost 400 books in The Gunsmith series alone.

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