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CALEB THORN 2: THE RAIDERS
L.J. COBURN

First Shot

The Caleb Thorn series is written against the background of the American Civil War and contains graphic violence and adult content

"SEEK AND DESTROY"
That was the order given to Caleb Thorn and his troop of Union desperadoes on their missions against the South in America's vicious Civil War. Not that Thorn's Raiders needed any encouraging. Hardened and skilful killers to a man, they relished the chances for ambush, pillage, destruction and indiscriminate brutality that their desperate assignments gave them.

DOWN ON GRANGRIND'S PLANTION ...
The slave behind the white girl hurled his arms upwards, arched his back, and fell into the watching group who stared disbelievingly at the massive wound that had miraculously appeared in the side of his head.

Caleb Thorn stood stock still at the perimeter of the yard. The uproar had disguised his approach. The Dragoon Colt had been readied for further use and pointed past Hardin, past the shredded back of Silas Gradgrind, to the group of slaves around Candice.

While everyone watched him, transfixed, Caleb took aim again carefully and squeezed the trigger easily ...

L.J. Coburn is the pen-name for Laurence James and John Harvey

Published May 01, 2013
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