Sticky ropes

A fearless new sheriff challenges a secret criminal gang that has terrorized the frontier—and quickly discovers that every clue could lead him into a deadly trap.

After being drugged and left unconscious in a corral, Dusty Corbett awakens to find his horse stolen and a strange calling card hanging from the hitching rack: a rope covered with sticky syrup. The warning comes from the mysterious Sticky Rope gang, a ruthless group connected to cattle rustling, violence and corruption throughout the region.

Recently elected sheriff of Calumet, Dusty refuses to be intimidated. With his sharp-tongued and dependable deputy, Weary Willis, beside him, he publicly vows to expose the gang and bring its members to justice. His declaration immediately makes him a target, drawing him into ambushes, gunfire, ranch rivalries and a dangerous struggle for control of the cattle country.

As Dusty investigates the powerful Cross-Anchor ranch and its suspicious neighbours, the mystery grows increasingly complicated. A dying cowboy whispers the gang’s name, valuable cattle disappear and Stella Magruder becomes caught in the conflict. Surrounded by hostile ranch hands, hidden alliances and men who may not be what they seem, Dusty must separate truth from deception before the Sticky Ropes strike again.

Sticky Ropes by W. C. Tuttle is a fast-paced blend of classic Western adventure and frontier mystery. Filled with clever dialogue, cowboy humour, cattle rustlers, fistfights, daring pursuits, dangerous outlaws and an unforgettable lawman, this vintage tale captures the excitement and lawlessness of the Old West.

Perfect for readers who enjoy traditional cowboy novels, Western mysteries, frontier crime fiction, sheriff adventures, pulp classics and action-packed stories of courage, loyalty and justice.