Posts Categorized: Historical

Flame of the Osage By

Flame of the Osage A bold, brawling story of three strong women and the men who tried to tame them, and their oil-rich land, during the desperate rush for black gold in roaring 1920s Oklahoma...and the shocking violence wrought by raw lust and naked greed.

Originally published in 1958, Flame of the Osage is inspired by the same bloody, historical events that would be depicted, over sixty years later, to great acclaim in the book and movie Killers of the Flower Moon.

"Authentic color. Grove knows Indians, their problems and feelings, as do few other writers." Oakland Tribune

RAM By

RAM "Bosoms and brawn...a rich and rangy novel. Like the heroes of all good yarns, Ram is triumphant in both battle and bed. " Raleigh News and Observer

The epic story of swashbuckling soldier-of-fortune Ram Anstruther, living a life of bloodshed from the moment he's found as a baby in the arms of his dead mother on the battlefield of Ramilles, Belgium in 1706. He's adopted by a young English soldier, who names him after the battle and raises him in Yorkshire, where Ram becomes an expert horseman, swordsman and soldier. His exceptional skills, his lust for adventure (and women), and his unquenchable thirst for revenge, will drive him around the globe, from England to Austria, from India to the American frontier, to his meet his unforgettable, heroic destiny.

The Frightened Fingers By /

The Frightened Fingers Don Cadee, as head of security for a large New York department store in the 1950s, is always on the look-out for pick-pockets, thieves and swindlers...but now, as he investigates the deaths of two women, he has to take on a gang of ruthless killers.

"Fast-paced and fascinating. In the midst of the breathless, and sometimes slightly wild, action you'll be absorbed by the intricacies of a store detedrtive's job." New York Times

Tell Me About Women By

Tell Me About Women Newsman Harry Reasoner's first and only novel, published in 1946.

Joe Wilson is a tough, cynical reporter whose life is all bourbon, beer and easy blondes. But then Maris Nordeen, warm-hearted, self-assured and golden blonde, blows into his life and changes everything, leading to a rollercoaster courtship, a whirlwind marriage  and then a slow, tortuous awakening to the harrowing reality of their young lives.