num_pages: 270
description: This new trio of short novels opens with The Brand of Señorita Scorpion. When Elgera Douglas is forced to flee her ranch, her way becomes blocked by the smoke and heat of a volcano. In Queen of the Long Rifles, Benjamin Longbit and his gang of thieves announce that all fur trappers will leave the area of the Big Horns within a week or they will be hunted down and killed. The Beast in Cañada Diablo is a gigantic cat-like creature that has killed the last two lawmen who entered the canyon. Les Savage, Jr. was an extremely gifted writer who was born in Alhambra, California, and grew up in Los Angeles. His first published story was Bullets and Bullwhips, accepted by the prestigious magazine, Street &amp; Smith's Western Story. Almost ninety more magazine stories followed, all set on the American frontier. His first novel, Treasure of the Brasada , appeared in 1947.
language: English
title: The Beast In Canada Diablo: A Western Trio
titlecomplete: The Beast In Canada Diablo: A Western Trio (Five Star First Edition Westerns)
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Five Star