Shot to hell : a Ralph Compton western / by Jackson Lowry.
One terrible day, fifteen-year-old Leif Gunnarson comes home to find his family home on fire and a gruesome scene inside: his parents are tied up, on the brink of death among the hellish flames, and his sister is nowhere to be found. His father can barely gasp a name: Simkins. And with that, Leif has his life's mission--to track down Luther Simkins, notorious outlaw and gang leader, and find his sister.
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- ISBN: 9780593333730 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 295 pages ; 18 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Berkley, 2021.
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| Genre: | Western fiction. |
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- Baker & Taylor
"One terrible day, fifteen-year-old Leif Gunnarson comes home to find his family home on fire and a gruesome scene inside: his parents are tied up, on the brink of death among the hellish flames, and his sister is nowhere to be found. His father can barely gasp a name: Simkins. And with that, Leif has his life's mission to track down Luther Simkins, notorious outlaw and gang leader, and find his sister"-- - Baker & Taylor
Searching for his sister, who was taken be notorious outlaw and ganger leader Luther Simkins, Leif Gunnarson joins Wyoming Bobâs Wild West Show to hone his sharpshooting skills until he is faced with the most important showdown of his life. Original. - Penguin Putnam
A deadly marksman is on the hunt to find his missing sister in this exhilarating new Ralph Compton Western.Â
One terrible day, fifteen-year-old Leif Gunnarson comes home to find his family home on fire and a gruesome scene inside: his parents are tied up, on the brink of death among the hellish flames, and his sister is nowhere to be found. His father can barely gasp a name: Simkins. And with that, Leif has his lifeâs missionâto track down Luther Simkins, notorious outlaw and gang leader, and find his sister.Â
Along the way, Leif finds a temporary home in Wyoming Bobâs Wild West Show. He has an innate talent with firearms but needs to hone those skills until he can outshoot anyone, even Simkins. Touring the West as the star performer known as Trickshot, Leif finally gets wind of an outlaw who could lead him to his sister. It will be the most important showdown of his lifeâbut will his sharpshooting be a match for the shocking tricks the outlaw has up his sleeve?