Last Hanging at Paradise Meadow (Stuart Brannon - Book 3) (The Stuart Brannon Novels)

ONLY STUART BRANNON CAN FIGHT THE TYRANNICAL MAYOR OF AN ISOLATED WESTERN TOWN.

Stuart Brannon rides again€"this time into the booming mining-supply town Paradise Meadow, and into conflict with Dixon Rutherford, its self-appointed mayor. Rutherford has tyrannized the entire town€"jailing Brannon€s friend Peter Mulroney for a murder he did not commit, running down and killing Mulroney€s wife for standing up to him, and now trying to drive schoolteacher Rose Creek out of town.

Brannon engineers a daring jail break, and then he finds himself drawn into Rose Creek€s struggle with Rutherford€s men. By now some of the townspeople have had enough of Rutherford€s bullying. They join forces with Brannon for a dramatic showdown at the Gold Palace.

But finding courage to stand up to a corrupt politician is only a first step. Now the town faces another kind of struggle-can a violent, lawless collection of citizens avoid mob rule and choose to govern themselves in an orderly way?

Stuart Brannon has a struggle of his own. Rose Creek€s words have turned him inside out: €œLook, everyone has to find what works for them. You like giving God credit. Well that€s fine, but as far as I can see, you€ve never needed Him for anything. You€re able to do whatever you want to do. You just play a little game and call if faith.€ For a man who always tried to match his words with his actions, this is too much. But deep down he has to ask himself: What if she€s right?