Bounty of greed : the Lincoln County war (Bounty series bk. 3)

Paul Colt captures the greed, cunning and vengeance that ignited the Lincoln County War and launched Billy the Kid's outlaw career. Powerful merchant and political strong man James Dolan owns Lincoln County, until a brash young English businessman named John Tunstall hits town. Dolan controls a lucrative market in stolen cattle, protected by a corrupt sheriff beholden to him. Tunstall undertakes business enterprises and land speculations that threaten to topple Dolan's grip on the county. The Englishman aligns with lawyer Alexander McSween and cattle baron John Chisum, principal victim of Dolan's trade in rustled cattle. Dolan places the matter of the English upstart in the hands of his sheriff. Then Tunstall is murdered and the fury of the opposing forces can no longer be contained... "Paul Colt captures the greed, cunning and vengeance that ignited the epic Lincoln County War. Powerful merchant and political strong man, James Dolan owns Lincoln County, until brash, young English business man John Tunstall hits town to challenge Dolan's empire. War breaks out when Tunstall is murdered. Tunstall partisan William Bonney vows revenge, launching the legendary outlaw career of Billy the Kid. Tunstall and Chisum gunmen, calling themselves Regulators, systematically hunt down and kill those responsible for Tunstall's murder. Deputy U.S. Marshal Ty Ledger is swept up in the tides of war, caught between determined forces swirling toward a bloody confrontation that threatens the woman he loves. The war comes to a fiery climax when the army is called in to battle for Lincoln"--Amazon.com "Paul Colt captures the greed, cunning and vengeance that ignited the epic Lincoln County War. Powerful merchant and political strong man, James Dolan owns Lincoln County, until brash, young English business man John Tunstall hits town to challenge Dolans empire. War breaks out when Tunstall is murdered. Tunstall partisan William Bonney vows revenge, launching the legendary outlaw career of Billy the Kid. Tunstall and Chisum gunmen, calling themselves Regulators, systematically hunt down and kill those responsible for Tunstalls murder. Deputy U.S. Marshal Ty Ledger is swept up in the tides of war, caught between determined forces swirling toward a bloody confrontation that threatens the woman he loves. The war comes to a fiery climax when the army is called in to battle for Lincoln"-- Amazon.com Colt captures the greed, cunning and vengeance that ignited the epic Lincoln County War when a brash young English businessman challenged the empire of powerful merchant and political strongman James Dolan.