Spring has come to White Bear Landing—and so has the law,
in the firm hands of Royal Mounted policeman and pilot Bob Dixon. Dixon’s as
gruff, tough and good-looking as Russell Crowe, and in this outpost halfway
between the arctic mines and civilization, he’s known for taking the law to
extremes.
More than once Dixon has meted out his own brand of rough
justice with hard fists and hot lead, but now the tables have turned. The past
has come back to haunt him, he’s been set up as a murder suspect, and a rogue’s
gallery of enemies are lining up to settle old scores . . .
Out on the icy tundra, on the edge of
the world, revenge can be cold—and brutal. Dixon’s only hope is to let the
trust of a good friend and the love of a good woman lead the way to true
justice and redemption—on Arctic Wings.
Arctic Wings (Adventure)
By L. Ron Hubbard
ISBN #978-1592122554
128 Pages
Price $9.95
Rating 5-Stars
“Grand Adventure In The Cold North.”
Bob Dixon of the Royal Mounted Police is nicknamed
“Lawbook” Dixon because he shows no mercy on criminals. Raised by a strict
father who was an iron judge, even the family had to be above the law and his
rules at all times. Bob hated the nickname he’s acquired, but he also hated
crooks, and he was a tough Mounty that always brought the guilty man to trial.
At White Bear Landing he tangles with Taggart, a tough trapper suspected of
killing and robbing a man in the north. When Taggart tries to escape, Bob shoots
him in the leg, leaving him needing a cane to get around. But evidence points
to an Indian as the murderer, and Taggart is released and Bob forced to resign.
It was all a frame, and Taggart was guilty, and Bob had to prove it. Plus, he
has met a girl, Nancy McClane, at the White Bear Post, and they are in love.
Once again, L. Ron Hubbard proves he can write any genre,
and his pulp writing still stands up today as some of the best adventure yarns
written for the pulp magazines. “Arctic Wings” was originally published in the
June 1938 issue of FIVE-NOVELS MONTHLY. Highly recommended.
Tom Johnson
Author of THE MIND MASTER
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