Three ten to Yuma and Other Stories

The New York Times-bestselling Grand Master of suspense deftly displays the other side of his genius, with seven classic western tales of destiny and fatal decision . . . and trust as essential to survival as it is hard-earned. Trust was rare and precious in the wide-open towns that sprung up like weeds on America's frontier—with hustlers and hucksters arriving in droves by horse, coach, wagon, and rail, and gunmen working both sides of the law, all too eager to end a man's life with a well-placed bullet. In these classic tales that span more than five decades—including the first story he ever published, “The Trail of the Apache”—Elmore Leonard once again demonstrates the superb talent for language and gripping narrative that have made him one of the most acclaimed and influential writers of our time.

Part of a four-volume collection of the author's Western tales, an anthology of short fictional works by the best-selling author of Tishomingo Blues and Get Shorty features seven classic stories written over the course of five decades and includes "Three-Ten to Yuma." Reissue. (A Lions Gate film, directed by James Mangold, releasing October 2007, starring Christian Bale, Peter Fonda, & Russell Crowe) (Western)