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Left For Dead

Stuart G. Yates

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Summary

When Hahmood rides into Wilmington, he’s expecting an easy payday. All he has to do is help Mrs. Celia Mason reclaim the railroad shares her husband stole—a task that promises good money and little risk.
 
In the West, things are never that simple. Soon, Hahmood finds himself the target of local enforcers and a relentless posse. Outgunned, he’s forced to partner with a fellow outlaw, diving headfirst into a storm of double-crosses and hot lead.
 
But Hahmood has a reputation... and for those foolish enough to test him, they’re about to learn the hard way why.
 
A classic, gritty western, LEFT FOR DEAD is the first book in the Hahmood The Killer series by Stuart G. Yates.

Available since: 06/30/2025.

Print length: 118 pages.

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