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From a South Seas island paradise to the icy reaches
of the Arctic, from the dark, gritty streets of urban
America to the rugged landscape of the untamed West, the
stories gathered in With These Hands combine razor-sharp
characters with breathtaking action and historic detail.
Here are tales of adventure, mystery, passion, suspense,
and the Old West as only L’Amour can tell them. The result
is a collection that profoundly echoes the highs and lows
of the human experience, while proving that life’s most
vital moments can occur when and where we least expect
them.
All of the classic L’Amour themes are represented: honor,
loyalty, and standing up for what’s right despite the
odds. These dramatic stories grab hold of the reader with
a power and immediacy unsurpassed by any other writer.
An exotic island in the Coral Sea is transformed into
a tropical nightmare when it’s taken over by a band of
hijackers--and only a daredevil pilot can stop their brutal
carnage. A former boxer blows the lid off a vicious crime
ring--and finds that his worst enemy is not a thug with
a gun but his own tenacious curiosity. A down-on-his-luck
rancher discovers the key to his own redemption--and desperately
hopes that his revelation has not come too late for him
to win the one thing he wants most of all. A private eye
navigates the twists and turns of a labyrinthine whodunit--and
proves that the greatest risk to a man’s honor is his
own greed.
The title story “With These Hands” is a powerful
tale that celebrates the triumph of the human spirit,
as an oil company executive finds himself the sole survivor
of an Arctic plane crash. Fighting for his life against
the perilous cold and looming starvation, he resists the
temptation to surrender to death--only to discover a life-affirming
strength he never knew he had.
Vivid in scope and displaying the diverse talents of
a master storyteller, the stories in With These Hands are certain to be treasured by both old and new fans,
celebrating the incomparable imagination of a timeless
American author.
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With These Hands
