Ernest Haycox 
Murder on the Frontier 

Murder on the Frontier is collection of nine stories Haycox published previously in magazines. The central theme of all stories is life on a frontier.
Mcquestion Rides
Court Day
Officer’s Choice
The Colonel’s Daughter
Dispatch to the General
On Texas Street
In Bullhide Canyon
Wild Enough
When You Carry the Star

About the author

Ernest Haycox is among the most successful writers of American western fiction. He is credited for raising western fiction up from the pulp fiction into the mainstream. His works influenced other writers of western fiction to the point of no return. Fans of his work included Gertrude Stein and Ernest Hemingway, and the latter once wrote, ‘I read The Saturday Evening Post whenever it has a serial by Ernest Haycox.’