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Books in Hank the Cowdog, 23 series

  • The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog

    John R Erickson, Gerald L Holmes

    Paperback (Maverick Books, Oct. 15, 2011)
    Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, is framed for the murder of a chicken and becomes an outlaw with the coyotes.
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  • The Further Adventures of Hank the Cowdog

    John R Erickson, Gerald L Holmes

    Paperback (Maverick Books, Oct. 15, 2011)
    Hank the Cowdog almost loses his job as Head of Ranch Security when he develops a case of Eye-Crosserosis.
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  • It's a Dog's Life

    John R Erickson, Gerald L Holmes

    Paperback (Maverick Books, Oct. 15, 2011)
    Hank's third adventure opens with Hank in trouble again, so he decides to make a visit to town to see his sister. Sounds innocent enough, but then Hank takes his nieces and nephews on a garbage patrol and gets captured by the dog catcher. Will he find a way out?
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  • Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

    John R Erickson, Gerald L Holmes

    Paperback (Maverick Books, Oct. 15, 2011)
    Who's killing the ranch's chickens? What's Ranch Security going to do about it? These are the critical questions in Hank's sixth adventure. A fiendish murderer is loose on the ranch. Never has Hank followed so many clues or interrogated more suspects. Every character in the book turns out to be a suspect--including Hank himself.
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  • The Case of the Halloween Ghost

    John R Erickson, Gerald L Holmes

    Paperback (Maverick Books, Oct. 15, 2011)
    When darkness falls, Drover reports that he has seen a witch, a ghost, a pirate, and two skeletons on Slim's front porch. These terrifying creatures were saying something about "Tricker Trees." Hank goes to verify this and the fun really starts.
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  • Faded Love

    John R Erickson, Gerald L Holmes

    Paperback (Maverick Books, Oct. 15, 2011)
    Hank's thoughts turn to romance. He decides that he has been working too hard and needs a vacation. Hank goes to visit his true love, Miss Beulah the Collie, and encounters all kinds of challenging situations on the way. Will his intuition and investigating powers be enough?
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  • Murder in the Middle Pasture

    John R Erickson, Gerald L Holmes

    Paperback (Maverick Books, Oct. 15, 2011)
    Hank faces a baffling new mystery which begins with the death of a calf on the ranch. Hank goes on a very dangerous mission to spy on the coyote village and arrest the murderer. A pack of wild dogs also complicates the plot. It takes all of Hank's deductive powers to solve this one!
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  • The Curse of the Incredible Priceless Corncob

    John R Erickson, Gerald L Holmes

    Paperback (Maverick Books, Oct. 15, 2011)
    What happens when an honest, hard working dog falls heir to a fortune? How is Hank, a steak loving dog, changed so that he would say, "We'd be fools to trade priceless corncobs for a miserable pile of steak scraps"? Hank and Drover fight over "money," put on airs, even quit their jobs, and leave the ranch.
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  • The Runaway Windmill

    John R Erickson

    Audio CD (Maverick Books (TX), Oct. 1, 2007)
    A Wild and Windy Tale When an enemy spy (in a chicken suit!) sneaks on the ranch, it's going to be a wild day for Hank. Will Hank be able to protect the ranch and some newfound valuables of his? But Hank's biggest challenge will be whether he (and Drover) can lead a rescue to save Slim from his ride on a Runaway Windmill? Hear Hank and Drover sing the catchy "A Dog Should Smell Like a Dog" song.
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  • Every Dog Has His Day

    John R Erickson, Gerald L Holmes

    Paperback (Maverick Books (TX), Oct. 15, 2011)
    Hank is literally at the end of his rope in his tenth adventure. It's roundup time at the ranch and Hank is left behind, tied to a post, while a high-bred border collie named Bennie takes his place. How can Hank restore himself as Head of Ranch Security and reclaim his fame and fortune?
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  • It's a Dog's Life / Murder in the Middle Pasture

    John R Erickson

    Audio CD (Maverick Books, July 1, 2002)
    Book by Erickson, John R.
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  • The Frozen Rodeo

    John R Erickson, Gerald L Holmes

    Paperback (Maverick Books (TX), March 24, 2020)
    It's early January on Hank's ranch when Slim and Loper receive word that an ice storm is headed their way. However, just as they're about to prepare the cattle and stock tanks at the ranch to safely weather the storm, Deputy Kile calls with some bad news. It seems that one of their electric fences has short-circuited, and some of their wheat pasture steers have strayed into town and onto the Twitchell golf course! Slim saddles up his horse and heads off to retrieve the steersƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚"ƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚€ƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚"with Hank's help of courseƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚"ƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚€ƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚"but a few mishaps delay his cowboying just long enough to coat Twitchell in ice and turn his steer-roping adventure into a rip-roaring frozen rodeo!