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In *The Sky-Liners*, Louis L’Amour follows the Sackett brothers, Flagan and Galloway, as they set off from Tennessee on a quest for fortune. An Irish trader offers them two horses in exchange for escorting his granddaughter, Judith, to her father in Colorado. Although Flagan suspects trouble, the brothers accept the service. Their ride turns perilous when they encounter James Black Fetchen, a charismatic gunman whose hidden motives and criminal gang pursue the brothers and Judith. The expedition turns into a race toward Colorado, leaving a trail of betrayal, robbery, and murder behind them. The stakes rise as Flagan questions whether Judith’s love for Fetchen can be trusted and what fate awaits at the father’s ranch.
A tale of frontier adventure, loyalty, and danger, this western follows the brothers as they confront treachery and protect the ones they love while facing a ruthless gang on the open range.
First publish date: 1967
Genre: Western Fiction/Historical Western
Authors: Louis L'Amour
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