The physician's gun
Harris, John Evan
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A gripping tale of murder and greed, a devil and a hero.Summary: Based on the notorious Maungatapu Murders of 1866, this action-packed historical novel is a gripping tale of murder and greed. Fifteen-year-old Henry Appleton lives on an isolated farm in Nelson, New Zealand. He devours dime novels about American cowboys and dreams of having his own rifle and becoming a gunslinger like Wild Bill Hickok. But his daydreaming becomes a terrifying reality when two strangers ride into town: the physician Zephaniah Smith, who is hunting down his wife's killer ... and the ruthless highwayman Richard Burgess who plans to rob a bank with his gang. Over the next three days, Henry is threatened, kidnapped, shot and left for dead in a riverbed. When the gang murders a group of travelers from the goldfields, the injured Henry is determined to help bring them to justice. (Publisher)
Location | edition | Bar Code | due date |
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New Zealand author | B020844 |
Genre: | Historical fiction Adventure stories New Zealand stories |
Dewey: | NZ |
call #: | HAR |
ISBN: | 9780473555139 |
pub: | 2022 |