{"product_id":"the-big-open-paperback-1","title":"The Big Open - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStan Lynde\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen U.S. Deputy Marshal Merlin Fanshaw mistakenly kills an innocent boy during a bank robbery in Miles City, Montana, he abandons his career as a lawman and rides out into a vast and sparsely settled regijon known as The Big Open. Hired as a cowhand by ranch woman Billie Hart, Merlin is soon drawn into a deepening conflict between Billie and a ruthless cattleman who will stop at nothing to possess her ranch. When violence threatens, Merlin takes a stand, and exorcises the ghosts of his past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning author of eight novels featuring the adventures of U.S. Deputy Marshal Merlin Fanshaw, Stan Lynde is a fourth-generation Montanan and the creator, author, and artist of two highly acclaimed nationally syndicated cartoon strips, Rick O'Shay and Latigo. He resides in Helena, Montana, with his wife Lynda.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 23, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42168669995143,"sku":"9781475262681","price":20.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/90c4ffcb75d8ea979ed9b904aedd0267.webp?v=1733336915","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-big-open-paperback-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}