About the author

Louis Dearborn L'Amour (; March 22, 1908 – June 10, 1988) was an American novelist and short-story writer. His books consisted primarily of Western novels (though he called his work "frontier stories"); however, he also wrote historical fiction (The Walking Drum), science fiction (Haunted Mesa), non-fiction (Frontier), as well as poetry and short-story collections. Many of his stories were made into films.

L'Amour's books remain popular and most have gone through multiple printings. At the time of his death almost all of his 105 existing works (89 novels, 14 short-story collections, and two full-length works of nonfiction) were still in print, and he was "one of the world's most popular writers".

Read sample
Read

På kanten af loven

Området vest for Fort Laramie vrimlede med indianere. Et vogntog var blevet overfaldet og udslettet. Men en af hærens ambulancer var forsvundet fra vogntoget, og i den befandt sig både major Devereauxs smukke datter, kaptajn Renicks kone og 60.000 dollars i guld!

Løjtnant Brian havde længe haft et godt øje til majorens datter, og han var udeblevet fra tjeneste efter en orlov. Var der en sammenhæng mellem løjtnantens og ambulancens forsvinden – bevægede Brian sig på kanten af loven?

Louis L‘Amour (1908-1988) var en af USA‘s mest populære storytellers med sine rå og underholdende fortællinger fra det vilde vesten. Louis L‘Amour skrev omkring 100 romaner, som alle strøg ind på de amerikanske bestsellerlister. Louis L‘Amour voksede op i North Dakota og ville selv være en troværdig karakter i sit farverige western-univers. Hans store kærlighed til naturen og hans løbende historiske research gav ham indsigt i og forståelse for livets udfordringer i det barske nordamerikanske grænseland.
6,31  EUR
Buy Epub (e-book)
Incl. streaming access
Edition
Printed pages159 Sider
Publish date23 Mar 2017
Languagedan
ISBN epub9788711496138