The Physician's Gun: Inspired by true events

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 help bring them to justice.

Author: John Evan Harris
Publisher: Roiall Emerald Publishing
Published: 10/16/2022
Pages: 312
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.65d
ISBN: 9780473555139

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