SONS OF THE DOUBLE-J
AN EPIC WESTERN
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IT’S A MYSTERY
From Chapter 20: Certainly it was a convenient and logical deduction, but, on the other hand, perhaps a little too obvious. The marshal was a realist; things were usually not that simple.
From Chapter 47: “I get my orders from somebody named ‘Ben,’” he explained. “I don’t know who he is; and I’m not even sure what his long range goal is, but he pays us quite a bit to keep his mischief going."
THERE ARE SHOWDOWNS
From Chapter 123: “So if you have a nasty side, you’d better call it up, because in a few moments you’ll have to kill somebody, or you’ll have to die.”
From Chapter 128: He pulled his jacket past the white pearly pistol grip.
“If you’re going to shoot me,” he said calmly, “you’ll have to go for your gun.”
A HORROR STORY
From Chapter 71: He pulled his knife now, the razor-sharp dagger that had served him many times before, and slowly, ever so slowly, he began to cut her clothing away. The pleading and panic in her eyes served to add to his pleasure, and he took his time.
SEVERAL LOVE STORIES
From Chapter 68: Her thoughts were more desperate. In her mind, it would only be a matter of time before she would lose Mike too; for, in her lifetime, she had lost everyone who had ever meant anything to her.
A LITTLE NAUGHTINESS
From Chapter 58: “Where have you been?” she asked wickedly, her eyes wanton and smoldering. “I have waited for hours!”
She was completely and totally naked. The visitor gasped at her beauty, as the light flickered across her pale, creamy skin.
MURDER
From Chapter 55: But in this case the boy had been stupid and asked to die; and since he had shot one man, it made no difference whether one dead man or two were across the trail.
As far as Pierce Black was concerned, it made no difference at all.
RAIDERS AND MARAUDERS
From Chapter 5: Last spring his irrigation dam had broken and flooded his lower fields. Then his milk cow died for some unknown reason and had to be replaced. Next a fire had destroyed half his barn, and some renegades from somewhere had trampled his cornfield in the middle of the night.
ACTION/ADVENTURE
From Chapter 1
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About the Book
Pierce Black, a stereotypical, heartless cold-blooded murderer, is on the loose. Pedro Luan, the worst possible man-monster, is slashing and killing innocent women. A band of nightriders are destroying the crops, livestock and buildings of innocent ranchers. They get orders from a mysterious unknown who calls himself “Ben.”
Such is the world around Snake Eyes, Colorado, in the early 1890’s.
The rancher Max Jason and his family are caught in the middle, and will have to fight to survive.
The Sons of the Double-J include Wes, the retired gunfighter; Fran, the intellectual philosopher; Mike, the skilled craftsman; and Alex, the fun-loving cowboy. Sylvia, the teen-aged sister, strives to be respected as much as the men in her family are.
There is also a young town marshal, Nick Fain, who is smart, but untested.
This is the story of each, and how they live and love and fight against the evil forces that surround them. As the vandalism and murder continues, each member of the Jason family will face a crises, alone.
In each case, it will be a matter of life or death.
About the Author
Alden L. “Chuck” Dumas has always been a fan of westerns. He began making up stories when he was ten. “Sons of the Double-J,” a work involving several interweaving plots, was written as a challenge in 1985. Since then many friends have read the draft, enjoyed the story, and it is because of their encouragement this work has been published.
Alden Dumas was born in Tupper Lake, N.Y. in 1940, and graduated from Tupper Lake High School in 1958. In 1962 he graduated from SUNY Cortland and spent 34 years as a teacher of physical education, science, and social studies. He also coached girls’ and boys’ teams in soccer, basketball, and baseball; first in
He and his wife Pauline raised three sons, Matthew, Jay, and Andrew.
This is his second published novel. It follows the thrilling Adirondack action-adventure, “Mists of the Couchsacrage,” that was published in 2003.