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When Doctor McDermott's Medicine Show rolls into Sweetwater, town Marshal Cooper Smith sees it as only a minor nuisance. After the doctor meets with two strangers behind closed doors, Deputy Otis Fuller grows suspicious of their real intentions. He doesn't know what they're up to, but he's determined to put a stop to it, even if things get deadly.<br/><br/>Charlie Gilson is sentenced to hang for murder. Marshal Cooper Smith and Deputy Otis Fuller are responsible for watching over the prisoner until the hangman arrives to carry out the execution. What should be a simple task suddenly gets dangerous when Gilson's brother shows up and vows to keep his kin's neck from being stretched.<br/><br/>It's not the first time derby-sporting lady outlaw Cody Jarrett has eluded Marshal Lucius Maddox. But this time, she had the nerve to steal the marshal's badge, and Lucius wants it back at all costs. How can he bring the outlaw to justice when no one knows her true identity?<br/><br/>Josiah Black is not your typical Bible toting Reverend. When his church is burned to the ground and his family is devastated, he'll not wait for the sinners responsible to be judged according to Scripture. He'll take matters into his own hands, and God help those who crossed him.<br/><br/>Long ago, bounty hunter Wil Sunday made a solemn vow to his wife. He promised to put his guns away forever and give her the safe, peaceful life she wanted with him. But when four outlaws ride into their farm and destroy everything he loves, Wil is forced to return to his old ways. Only this time, the hunt is not for money. It's personal.<br/><br/>In TRAILS WEST, Larry Payne gives you five action-packed western stories, including his award winning "And Hell Came With Him".