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Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"The American Southwest has been decimated by drought. Nevada and Arizona skirmish over dwindling shares of the Colorado River, while California watches, deciding if it should just take the whole river all for itself. Into the fray steps Las Vegas water knife Angel Velasquez. Detective, assassin, and spy, Angel "cuts" water for the Southern Nevada Water Authority, ensuring that lush, luxurious arcology developments can bloom in the desert and that...
2) Angel Creek
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Series
Language
English
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Description
The death of Dee Swann's father brings with it one unexpected opportunity: Dee becomes sole owner of Angel Creek Valley and attains complete independence. When Lucas Cochran comes to town, however, he sets his sights on the clear, cool water running from Angel Creek. In this drought-ridden high country, water is a hot commodity and Cochran needs it to create his cattle dynasty. He'll try anything to get what he wants, including seduction.
Author
Series
Longarm volume 424
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
187 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
Deputy U.S. Marshal Custis Long is caught in the crossfire between neighbors feuding over water rights.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
295 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Shay Billings was pleasantly surprised at discovering a new bridge over the river, as it cut several miles from his trip into town. After being ambushed and left for dead, he has even more cause to be grateful when the bridge-builder saves his life. Shay's savior turns out to be a mysterious young woman with extraordinary skills. More importantly, she's a strong ally when he and a few other men are forced to defend themselves and their ranches against...
Author
Series
Savage Texas volume 5
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
428 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
After lawman Sam Heller saves his life, Young Bill begs Heller to save one more. Cullen Baker, the original quick-draw artist, who is forced to fight a life-and-death battle with a corrupt robber baron for control of the Torrent River.
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Language
English
Description
"Lance Kilkenny has a debt to pay, and he isn't about to let the friend who saved his life go down in a range war. But when Kilkenny tries to stop the fighting, he finds there's more at stake than land or wire. Whoever is stirring up trouble has big ideas for the Live Oak country -- and an army of hired guns to back them up. Nita Riordan, the beautiful and fiery owner of the Apple Canyon Saloon, warns Lance that the mysterious man orchestrating the...
7) Chinatown
Series
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California is hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair. Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together for one, unforgettable night in Chinatown.
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Language
English
Description
"When land promoter Rodney Gallant comes to Nebraska and tries to tie up water rights around Silver Lake, Jim Carlin hoped to head off trouble peacefully with a ranchers' meeting until a bushwhacker's bullet tried to keep him from the meeting. Now it's obvious that trouble is already there and Gallant is willing to use violence to get what he wants"--Provided by publisher
Author
Series
New Mexico trilogy volume 2
Pub. Date
[1974]
Physical Desc
445 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Joe Mondragon, thirty-six with not much to show for it, a feisty hustler with a talent for trouble, slammed his battered pickup to a stop, tugged on his gumboots, and marched into the arid patch of ground. Carefully, if impulsively (and also illegally), he tapped into the main irrigation channel. And so began -- though few knew it at the time -- the Milagro beanfield war. But like everything else in the dirt-poor town of Milagro, it would be a patchwork...
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