The desert is a dangerous place...
But when desert-wise Don Thorpe is asked by General Colman to undertake a mission of the greatest importance to the Union forces, he does not hesitate to accept.
His mission - find the missing train laden with enough Californian gold to buy arms for the entirety of the beleaguered South.
Don accepts the dangerous mission but, on the way to Fort Gorman, he arrives upon the scene of an Indian attack.
He rescues a beautiful girl and her fiancee from the battle but in aiding their escape, he finds himself taken prisoner by ruthless Comanche Indians.
But this is not Don's first encounter with Indians.
Confronted with the terrifying torture customs of the Comanches, will Don manage to escape with his life?
Riding through fierce desert storms and encountering enemies on all sides, will he locate the gold train and stop it falling into the wrong hands?
And will he ever set eyes upon that beautiful girl again?
The Captive is a fast-moving tale that will transport you back to the savage lands of the Old West.
'A thrilling read.' - Robert Foster, acclaimed author of The Lunar Code.
Edwin Charles Tubb was a British writer of western novels, science fiction and fantasy. The author of over 140 novels and 230 short stores and novellas, Tubb used 58 different pen names over five decades. He passed away in 2010, but his legacy lives on. His other westerns include Hills of Blood and The Gold Seekers.
Genre: Western
But when desert-wise Don Thorpe is asked by General Colman to undertake a mission of the greatest importance to the Union forces, he does not hesitate to accept.
His mission - find the missing train laden with enough Californian gold to buy arms for the entirety of the beleaguered South.
Don accepts the dangerous mission but, on the way to Fort Gorman, he arrives upon the scene of an Indian attack.
He rescues a beautiful girl and her fiancee from the battle but in aiding their escape, he finds himself taken prisoner by ruthless Comanche Indians.
But this is not Don's first encounter with Indians.
Confronted with the terrifying torture customs of the Comanches, will Don manage to escape with his life?
Riding through fierce desert storms and encountering enemies on all sides, will he locate the gold train and stop it falling into the wrong hands?
And will he ever set eyes upon that beautiful girl again?
The Captive is a fast-moving tale that will transport you back to the savage lands of the Old West.
Praise for E C Tubb
'A thrilling read.' - Robert Foster, acclaimed author of The Lunar Code.
Edwin Charles Tubb was a British writer of western novels, science fiction and fantasy. The author of over 140 novels and 230 short stores and novellas, Tubb used 58 different pen names over five decades. He passed away in 2010, but his legacy lives on. His other westerns include Hills of Blood and The Gold Seekers.
Genre: Western
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