Slocum Along Corpse River

By Jake Logan

Slocum takes no prisoners... Recovering from a streak of bad luck at five-card stud, John Slocum stops by a river in the Grand Tetons to fill his canteen--only to find three dead bodies floating downstream. Slocum knows to find another route. But a flash of silver from a rider upstream strikes his curiosity. The rider leads Slocum to a towering wooden gate strewn with armed guards. Slocum wants to turn back, but a man with a rifle appears and persuades him otherwise. When the guards demand he pay a steep toll or leave, he plays it smart. Waiting for nightfall, Slocum discovers a rotted hole in the gate and sneaks through. But the guards arrest him and take him to be judged by a man known as "the emperor." When the judgment is "the pits," Slocum's left wondering what fate will meet him--and hoping for a change of luck...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 051514990X
• ISBN13: 9780515149906
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.3" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher