The Quick and the Dead (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780553280845)

When Duncan McKaskel decided to move his family west, he knew he would face dangers, and he was prepared for them. He knew about the exhausting terrain, and he was expecting the punishing elements. What he worried about was having to use violence against other men--men who would follow him and try to steal the riches that he didn't even possess.

Yet bandits were only part of McKaskel's worries. For a mysterious stranger, Con Vallian, had appeared one night and saved his life. But was Vallian's true interest Duncan's wife, Susanna? And, more important, how did she feel about him?

As they push on into the wilderness, Duncan must discover who is the greater threat--the thieves outside his camp or the enigmatic stranger within. . . .

Author: Louis L'Amour
ISBN-10: 0553280848
ISBN-13: 9780553280845
Publisher: Bantam
Language: English
Published: 05/01/1982
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.22lbs
Size: 7.06h x 4.22w x 0.57d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.9
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 7081 / Quick and the Dead