When the postmaster of Addington, Texas, is murdered, the U.S. Attorney General hires Longarm to find the killer. But the people of Addington don't seem to know a thing about the postmaster. All they know about is the dirty politics and low-down...
In this ninth installment in the Hornblower series, the incomparable Horatio Hornblower, recently knighted and settled in as squire of the village of Smallbridge, has been designated commodore of his own squadron of ships, led by the two-decker...