Texas Empire — Kirk Hamilton

Business tycoon C. B. Bannerman – father of Governor Dukes’ top Enforcer Yancey Bannerman – was sick with lung fever. He could stay in the damp, foggy atmosphere of San Francisco and die, or move out to a drier, warmer climate for a while, in hopes that his health might improve. C.B. decided to travel west to Texas, where he had a ranch and the biggest bank in Dallas. But someone was determined that he should never reach his destination. Fortunately, Yancey was around to fight off the bushwhackers, but there was still a mystery to be solved. Who were the would-be killers, and why did they want C.B. dead? In the end there was no shortage of suspects, but to get to the bottom of it all, Yancey needed help. And when Yancey needed help, the gun-swift Johnny Cato and his awesome Manstopper were only a call away …