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Books in Hank The Cowdog series

  • The Case of the Troublesome Lady

    John R Erickson, Gerald L Holmes

    Paperback (Maverick Books, Sept. 29, 2017)
    It’s a blustery day in late fall, and Hank decides to sneak into the back of Slim’s pickup and hitch a ride with the cowboys to a neighbor’s fall branding. However, instead of running into either Miss Viola or the beautiful Miss Beulah the Collie, as he’d hoped, Hank finds himself on Baxter’s ranch! Things aren’t all bad though, since Baxter happens to be the very cowboy who owns the gorgeous Miss Scamper the Beagle! Unfortunately for Hank, Miss Scamper has always been a little hard to figure out, and he can’t decide if she’s crazy about him or just plain crazy. And, as the day unfolds, it even begins to look like she’s angling to land him in a heap of trouble with her pit bull boyfriend, Steel!
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  • The Case of the Blazing Sky

    John R Erickson, Gerald L Holmes

    Paperback (Maverick Books, Oct. 15, 2011)
    The weather on Hank's West Texas ranch is hot and dry. So dry, in fact, that they've got to be on the lookout for prairie fires. So Hank bravely takes on the role of Head of Fire Safety and gets to work. But patrolling for fires is dull, and it's hard to do on an empty stomach. Despite a minor culinary distraction, though, Hank through grit and determination is able to keep focused on the job. And it's a good thing he does, because sure enough, things on the ranch start to heat up....
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  • The Secret Laundry Monster Files

    John R Erickson, Gerald L Holmes

    Paperback (Maverick Books, Oct. 15, 2011)
    Suspicious sounds coming from near the clothesline, leads to a midnight investigation of the ranch. Before he knows it, Hank finds himself caught up with his old friend Eddy the Rac and face-to-face with one of a dog's greatest enemies: the dreaded Laundry Monster! Or is it just Eddy the Rac up to his old tricks?
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  • The Case of the Black-Hooded Hangmans

    John R. Erickson, Gerald L. Holmes

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Aug. 1, 1998)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. When he gets blamed after one of Eddy the Raccoon's tricks backfires, Hank's search for the missing Eddy leads him and his sidekick Drover to a haunted house.
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  • The Case of the Falling Sky

    John R Erickson, Gerald L Holmes

    Paperback (Maverick Books, Oct. 15, 2011)
    When Hank hears a rumor that the sky is going to fall from the ranch's resident rooster, he is naturally a bit skeptical. But then a report from Pete the Barncat and a strange dream seem to support the theory, and Hank realizes that he'd better take the threat seriously. So Hank decides that he'll do whatever it takes to prevent the sky from falling on his beloved ranch. Even if it means getting into trouble with Sally May (again)...
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  • The Secret Pledge

    John R Erickson, Gerald L Holmes

    Paperback (Maverick Books, Oct. 10, 2016)
    Of all the mysteries Hank has faced in his illustrious career as the Head of Ranch Security, the only one that still has him truly stumped is the key to unlocking Miss Beulah’s heart. Why on earth would she go for a bird-brained bird dog when a specimen like Hank stands ready to sweep her off her feet? Could there be more to this problem than meets the eye? When Plato wanders off Billy’s ranch and Beulah discovers he’s lost, she tries to enlist Hank’s help to rescue him, and this presents Hank with a real moral dilemma: Will he help find his rival, or will he leave Plato to face the dangers of coyote country by nightfall alone?
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  • The Case of the Burrowing Robot

    John R Erickson, Gerald L Holmes

    Paperback (Maverick Books, Oct. 15, 2011)
    An unearthly being has burrowed in Sally May's vegetable garden. Hank tries to dig the space monster robot out of its hole. But when Sally May catches Hank in the ruined garden she blames him. Ashamed, Hank hits the road. Beginning his exile he runs into his old friend, Madame Moonshine. Will she help Hank clear his good name?
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  • The Disappearance of Drover

    John R Erickson, Gerald L Holmes

    Paperback (Maverick Books (TX), Oct. 15, 2011)
    Hank and Drover are excited when a quick nap in the back of Slim's pickup turns into a trip to town. But the excitement turns to drama when they find themselves at the livestock show-and Drover decides to take off to visit his mother. Can Hank track down his faithful sidekick before Slim heads back to the ranch? Or is he off on a wild goose chase?
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  • The Case of the Wandering Goats

    John R Erickson

    Audio CD (Maverick Books, March 10, 2017)
    Everyone knows that a cowboy will rope anything that moves: cows,dogs, cats, bales of hay, unsuspecting fellow-cowboys So, when some local goats escape their pen and turn up near Wolf Creek, Deputy Kile knows just who to ask to help him round them up: Slim Chance. Hank and Slim spring into action and go in search of the lost goats, but they could never have foreseen the dangers and surprises they’d face in the course of this rodeo rescue mission. Who is this mysterious and majestic sheep-king and his subjects that Hank finds? And, if they aren’t the little show-goats Deputy Kile described, what are they doing on the ranch? This may not be Hank’s first rodeo, but it’s certainly the strangest!
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  • The Case of the Halloween Ghost

    John R Erickson, Gerald L Holmes

    Audio CD (Maverick Books (TX), Aug. 1, 2002)
    It's Halloween night and mysterious things are happening at the ranch. A car drove up to the house with some mighty suspicious looking passengers...and Drover saw the whole thing.
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  • The Case of the Vampire Cat

    John R Erickson, Gerald L Holmes

    Audio CD (Maverick Books (TX), Aug. 1, 2002)
    When Hank is accidentally abandoned at a neighbor's ranch, he finds himself with a very undesirable feline companion. But is his new-found sidekick really a vampire?
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  • The Case of the Midnight Rustler / the Phantom in the Mirror

    John R Erickson

    Audio CD (Maverick Books, July 1, 2002)
    In the first work, Hank the Cowdog investigates the mystery of a cattle rustler who works by night; and in the second work, Hank investigates reports of a phantom dog on the ranch.
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