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"Mustang Man" follows Nolan Sackett as he is drawn into a perilous quest for a lost family treasure after meeting Penelope Hume, heir to a buried gold cache. Their pursuit is complicated by the ruthless ambitions of distant relatives—Sylvie, Ralph, and Andrew Karnes—who, though lacking legal claim, chase the fortune themselves. Their deadly competition forces Nolan and Penelope to flee into a canyon rumored to be cursed, a place where nature silences itself and the past lives in bones.
The story blends classic western adventure with family betrayal, treasure hunting, and the moral costs of greed, set against the rugged backdrop of the American West.
First publish date: 1966
Genre: Western Fiction/Historical Western
Authors: Louis L'Amour
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