Slocum #290: Slocum and the Treasure Chest

Download or read book Slocum #290: Slocum and the Treasure Chest written by Jake Logan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003-03-25 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These three gangs won’t let up—until Slocum fesses up… One against a vicious gang of road agents. One against a Crow war posse. One against a corrupt American cavalry. The odds are pretty lousy for Slocum—and he would never play this hand in a saloon. But he knows that if he folds, some of these hombres will take it upon themselves to send him to that great gambling hall in the sky… While Slocum traversed Utah by stagecoach on business, he had no idea that there was $16,000 in precious coins on board. But when the treasure chest goes missing, all fingers point to him. Even with the help of a very hospitable hostess, Slocum knows he can’t hide forever. And his newfound enemies want to bring him to justice, Western-style…