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The Physician's Gun : Inspired By True Events
Paperback Edition: 1
A 'mostly true' story ripped from the pages of New Zealand's dark history
Based on the notorious Maungatapu Murders of 1866, this action-packed historical novel is a gripping tale of murder and greed.
Fifteen-year-old Henry Appleton lives on an isolated farm in Nelson, New Zealand. He devours dime novels about American cowboys and dreams of having his own rifle and becoming a gunslinger like Wild Bill Hickok. But his daydreaming becomes a terrifying reality when two strangers ride into town: the physician Zephaniah Smith, who is hunting down his wife's killer ... and the ruthless highwayman Richard Burgess who plans to rob a bank with his gang. Over the next three days, Henry is threatened, kidnapped, shot and left for dead in a riverbed. When the gang murders a group of travellers from the goldfields, the injured Henry is determined to bring them to justice.
Pages : 320
Publisher : Roiall Emerald Publishing
Publication date : 2022-10-01
Subjects: Fiction, Published in New Zealand, Historical Fiction, NZ Historical Fiction