U.S. Marshal Will Tanner is outnumbered and outgunned when he sets out alone to capture a gang of six bank robbers led by the notorious Ansel McCoy, who has just broken out of prison.

"Expert investigator Mel Davitt is brought in when the new State Bank of Milton is robbed. Just outside of town, Davitt joins up with Buck Granger, a young cowpuncher who helps him catch the bank robber known as the Crow. This is the beginning of a partnership that will apprehend rustlers and thieves"--

Oslo Police Detective Harry Hole is assigned to investigate a series of bank robberies of unparalleled savagery while at the same time absolving himself of the murder of his former girlfriend in a criminal investigation led by his longtime adversary Tom Waaler and Waaler's vigilante police force.

Taken hostage by a failed bank robber while attending an open house, eight anxiety-prone strangers--including a redemption-seeking bank director, two couples who would fix their marriages, and a plucky octogenarian--discover their unexpected common traits. Viewing an apartment normally doesn't turn into a life-or-death situation, but this particular open house becomes just that: a failed bank robber bursts in and takes everyone in the apartment hostage....

On a quest to settle a score with the man who destroyed his life, Boyd Halverson robs a bank and takes a hostage.

"When Drogovich's gold was stolen and his daughter kidnapped in a daring train robbery, the ruthless gold king had big reasons and plenty of sharpshooters to make sure the case got solved pronto. But sheriff and doctor Santiago Toole learned that justice was not so simple when he discovered the secret connection between Drogovich and the robbers"--

"When Texas Ranger Will Kirkpatrick asks the judge to show leniency to Jonas Peterson, a young outlaw who saved Will's life, the judge suspends his five year sentence and places Jonas on probation for one year in Will's custody. Although reluctant at first, Will is soon grateful for the arrangement"--