Review of Riders of the Barren Plains by I.J. Parnham

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Black Horse Westerns - July 2009

The Death Shadow Riders by Elliot Conway
Bank robber Jake Larribee, whilst looking for a suitable target, saves Blaze Morgan, a one-time amigo of William Bonney, from a cattleman's hanging. The youthful Blaze's handiness with his pistol lands them in deeper trouble. Now being beholden to a sutler and his daughter they take on Simpson, the biggest rancher in southern New Mexico, and his hard crew of the Slash Y ranch. Allied with three Mexican boys and their grandpappy, they, with both gun and knife, begin a guerrilla war against the Slash Y. It was all destined to end in one final bloodletting shoot-out.
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Rio Bonito by Abe Dancer
Joe Kettle possessed the grit and fighting blood of his father, and his father before him. And he needed it, for Wilshaw Broome - once a loyal foreman of the Standing K ranch - was using hired gunmen in his effort to seize the Kettle domain. Supported by an ageing Hector Chaf and Ben McGovren, Joe sets out to win back his birthright. But each of the three men had his own special reason for going up against overwhelming opposition, and it wasn't all to do with property and livestock. To overcome Broome's force, they would play a waiting game, take advantage of the hidden trails and scrub thickets along the Rio Bonito. Then, when the time was right, they would not hesitate to meet force with force and guns with guns.
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Riders of the Barren Plains by I.J. Parnham
Jeff Steed rode into Carmon looking for work, but when he got caught up in a bank raid he found himself running from both Sheriff Cassidy Yates and the bank raider Blake Kelly. To escape from the net that was inexorably closing in on him he assumed the identity of a dead man. But as that man was the leader of a supply convoy, he had to undertake a hazardous journey across the Barren Plains to the silver miners at Bleak Point. With the convoy being escorted by the lawman who had been trying to catch him and the bandit he double-crossed hiding out in the Barren Plains, can Jeff ever hope to survive?
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The Short Creek Rustlers by J.D. Ryder
Someone is rustling livestock from two of the largest cattle operations in the Short Creek basin and everyone is busy pointing the finger at his neighbour. Elias Fagan, a drifting cowboy with experience working with the law, has agreed to look into the situation and quickly finds himself caught smack dab in the middle. It's swiftly made clear that catching the rustlers won't be easy. Nobody is supposed to know anything about Fagan but before he even reaches Short Creek someone tries to ambush him. Then in town no more than an hour, he is savagely beaten. To add to his troubles outlaw members of the old Hole-in-the-Wall gang turn up and recognise him. Maybe, he realises, there is more going on than just cattle theft.
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Gunman's Walk by Clint Ryker
It was hard not to like young Kid Silk. Even Coder, the hard man of the gun, found the Kid good company on the trail, after riding to Mexico to bring him home. But the Kid's sister expected Coder to bring her brother back dead, and he knew he could die trying to prove her wrong. He was fated to follow a long, hard trail with many dangers on the way before he could accomplish his mission.
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Ready for Trouble by Corba Sunman
When Clay Overman was shot at he suspected the worst for he had no idea who wanted him dead. Then the stream which watered the Bar O ranch ran dry, and that was when his troubles really began. Soon he was fighting for his life against several scheming men who were intent on robbing him and his father of their ranch and their lives. He fought for what was his in a lawless world where everyone with possessions had to fight to keep what they owned. When the shooting started it seemed it would never stop, and Clay's life was on the line until the very last shot despite the fact that he was ready for trouble.
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Portrait of an Outlaw by J.D. Kincaid
Scotch John MacGregor has a burning ambition to become as famous an outlaw as his forbear, Rob Roy. And he is well on the way to achieving this aim as he and his gang rampage across the State of Colorado, robbing banks, holding up stagecoaches, and easily eluding the various law enforcement agencies. However, fate takes a hand when Pinkerton agent, Dave Lansom, meets up with the renowned Kentuckian gunfighter, Jack Stone, and together they combine to track down the outlaws. As Scotch John soon discovers, the pair make a formidable team.
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Review of The Short Creek Rustlers by J.D. Ryder

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Edition #15 of Black Horse Extra available

Edition available at Black Horse Extra

Wild Bunch Wednesday

Today is the fourth Wild Bunch Wednesday. The idea is Joanne's Walpole's (Terry James) and throughout July several bloggers have been posting extracts from their Black Horse Westerns.

Terry James at Joanne Walpole's blog http://joannewalpole.blogspot.com/
Jack Giles at Open Range http://jacksopenrange.blogspot.com/
Lance Howard at Dark Bits http://howardhopkins.blogspot.com/
Jack Martin at The Tainted Archive http://tainted-archive.blogspot.com/
IJ Parnham at The Culbin Trail http://ijparnham.blogspot.com/

This week there is no theme.

Bestselling Linford Westerns on Amazon - 27 July

1. The Dying Tree by Edward Thomson (Feb 2007)

2. The Hangman's Noose by M. Duggan (Jan 1996)

3. Gunsight by Frank Gruber (Sep 1990)

4. The First Shot by E.C. Tubb (Oct 2006)

5. The Gold Seekers by E.C. Tubb (Jan 2002)

6. Riverbend Ransom by Jack Reason (Jun 2003)

7. Wolf by Elliot Long (Dec 2001)

8. Campaigning by Jim Miller (Jan 1988)

9. The Guns of Trask by Michael D. George (Jan 2002)

10. Hired Gun by Jim Bowden (Apr 1994)

Review of Rio Bonito by Abe Dancer

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Review of the Death Shadow Riders by Elliot Conway

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Review of Gunman's Walk by Clint Ryker

Review at Western Fiction Review

Linford Westerns - July 2009

Killer's Creek by David Bingley
It was named Killer's Creek when a child was killed in a fire. Henry Walton took the blame, instead of Doctor Rudge's wayward son, Jerry. Henry, when he was forced to leave Stillwater, formed a travelling circus. But Jerry Rudge reappeared in Chaparral, Utah, bringing trouble... The fire destroyed the rolling stock and Henry had to sell out. He rode the vengeance trail to Stillwater. Nothing could stop this lethal clash, or prevent Killer's Creek claiming a second victim. Amazon.co.uk
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In The Name Of The Gun by Ryan Bodie
Nobody saw him appear, but suddenly he was there on the street, the rising sun at his back casting his shadow across the dust. 'Shiloh!' Either one man called his name or a dozen whispered it at once. That single word saw Cleveland Kain step from the alley, .45 glinting in the early light. 'Shiloh can't beat Kain,' gasped the judge. 'Nobody can.' 'Can and will!' Shakespeare Jones said loudly. Then whispered: 'If he doesn't this town is doomed!'
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Montana Manhunt by Hank J. Kirby
Rush Bonner's horse is stolen in mighty wild country. But Bonner is tough: he recovers his mount and leaves the thieving rider for the coyotes. But this brings him more trouble. First, there is the head wound and the jail cell. Then the escape - with a dead sheriff left in his office, and ten thousand dollars missing. The posse hunting him has orders to 'Take him, dead or alive - preferably dead.' He surely wishes he'd stayed in Texas!
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Wrong Town by Matthew P. Mayo
When Roamer is savaged by a grizzly, robbed by bandits and attacked by wolves, he just wants food and sleep. But, on reaching the Rocky Mountain town of Tall Pine, he is jailed for murder and a seething mob marks Roamer guilty. The soul of Tall Pines is blackened with lies and killings and twisted justice. Can Roamer stop the town being ripped apart by the mob and destroyed, or will they kill him first?
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Last Man Riding by Clayton Nash
Too many dead men, too many posses, too many bullet wounds - so Brett McCabe decided to quit Tad Ripley's wild bunch. It should have been easy: Ripley was headed for certain death at the hands of Hank Bolan's posse. But, one good deed by McCabe nearly made it impossible. And, as always, the only way to settle things was in gunsmoke...
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Misfit Lil Hides Out by Chap O'Keefe
Lieutenant-General George Hamilton Morgan has been sent by Washington to ensure the elimination of the Apache Angry-fist, and his delinquent bucks' reign of terror. Misfit Lil, believing his arrival to be a slur on Colonel Brook Lexborough and her friends at Fort Dennis, speaks her mind, little realising the consequence of her plain talking. Then as murder intervenes, and incriminating evidence is found in Lil's saddlebag, she heads for the hills - and into danger!
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Wild Bunch Wednesday

Today is the third Wild Bunch Wednesday. The idea is Joanne's Walpole's (Terry James) and throughout July several bloggers have been posting extracts from their Black Horse Westerns.

Terry James at Joanne Walpole's blog http://joannewalpole.blogspot.com/
Jack Giles at Broken Trails http://brokentrails.blogspot.com/
Lance Howard at Dark Bits http://howardhopkins.blogspot.com/
Jack Martin at The Tainted Archive http://tainted-archive.blogspot.com/
IJ Parnham at The Culbin Trail http://ijparnham.blogspot.com/

This week the theme is the pivotal moment.

Bestsellers on Amazon - 20 July

1. The Tarnished Star by Jack Martin (Jun 2009)

2. Trail of the Burned Man by Thomas McNulty (Nov 2009)

3. Battle at Broken Knee by Gordon Landsborough (May 2004)

4. Lobo and Hawk by Jake Douglas (Feb 2004)

5. Mark Counter's Kin by J.T. Edson (Nov 1991)

6. A Man Called Abe by Jim Bowden (Feb 1993)

7. Long Knife by Mike Stall (Jan 2003)

8. The Outlaw's Woman by Mark Falcon (Jun 2003)

9. Plague Wagons by Jack Reason (Jan 2004)

10. The Hidden Apache by Mike Stall (Jul 2004)

Dales Westerns - July 2009

Duel at Cheyenne by Daniel Rockfern
George Willowfield learned a long time ago that in life everything had to be paid for. You paid in money, or blood, or sweat or time, but you paid. For George, the easiest way was money. So he stole a train and asked the US government for $250,000 to get it back. That's when Frank Angel stepped in - to deliver the ransom and trail the guy who collected it - until he got the money or the guy. The government doesn't like to be held up and Frank was there to see the debt paid - one way or another!
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Wolf Hole by Abe Dancer
Lew Cayne seeks revenge for a ruthless double-cross that put him in the Yuma Penitentiary for nearly ten years, but on his return to the town of Hackberry, he immediately becomes the major suspect in a vicious stage-coach robbery which arouses the interest of three state rangers. As happened once before, both the gold and the raiders disappear without a trace, and it takes all of the rangers' toughness and cunning before they can unravel the mystery that involves the old creek caves - but the rangers can only do so much. A gun-packed showdown now awaits Lew Cayne.
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Interview with Mark Bannerman

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Review of Portrait of an Outlaw by J.D. Kincaid

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New Chuck Tyrell novel accepted

Charlie reports on his latest BHW, which has just been accepted for publication at Tokyo West

Interview with Gary Dobbs #2

Second part of the Interview at Meridian Bridge

Wild Bunch Wednesday

Today is the second Wild Bunch Wednesday. The idea is Joanne's Walpole's (Terry James) and throughout July several bloggers will be posting extracts from their Black Horse Westerns.

Terry James at Joanne Walpole's blog http://joannewalpole.blogspot.com/
Jack Giles at Broken Trails http://brokentrails.blogspot.com/
Lance Howard at Dark Bits http://howardhopkins.blogspot.com/
Jack Martin at The Tainted Archive http://tainted-archive.blogspot.com/
IJ Parnham at The Culbin Trail http://ijparnham.blogspot.com/

This week the theme is the bad guy.

An Interview with Gary Dobbs

Interview at Meridian Bridge

Review of Revenge at Wolf Mountain by Chuck Tyrell

Review at Broken Trails

Bestsellers on The Book Depository - 13 July

1. The Tarnished Star by Jack Martin (Jun 2009)

2. Misfit Lil Robs the Bank by Chap O'Keefe (Sep 2009)

3. All Guns Blazing by Douglas Thorne (Nov 2008)

4. Long Shadows by Terry James (May 2009)

5. The $300 Man by Ross Morton (May 2009)

6. Nightmare Pass by Lance Howard (Dec 2006)

7. Last Chance Saloon by Ross Morton (May 2008)

8. Draw Down the Lightning by Ben Bridges (Apr 2007)

9. Death at Bethesda Falls by Ross Morton (Jul 2007)

10. Return to Black Rock by Scott Connor (Dec 2006)

Extract of Misfit Lil Robs The Bank by Chap O'Keefe

Extract available at Black Horse Extra

Wild Bunch Wednesday

Today is the first Wild Bunch Wednesday. The idea is Joanne's Walpole's (Terry James) and throughout July several bloggers will be posting extracts from their Black Horse Westerns.

Terry James at Joanne Walpole's blog http://joannewalpole.blogspot.com/
Jack Giles at Broken Trails http://brokentrails.blogspot.com/
Lance Howard at Dark Bits http://howardhopkins.blogspot.com/
Jack Martin at The Tainted Archive http://tainted-archive.blogspot.com/
IJ Parnham at The Culbin Trail http://ijparnham.blogspot.com/

This week the theme is the hero.

Bestsellers on Amazon - 6 July

1. A Man Called Abe by Jim Bowden (Feb 1993)
From £3.46

2. Plague Wagons by Jack Reason (Jan 2004)
From £4.05

3. The Hidden Apache by Mike Stall (Jul 2004)
From £0.65

4. The Outlaw's Woman by Mark Falcon (Jun 2003)
From £2.65

5. Silver Galore by John Dyson (April 2007)
From £6.68

6. Guns Up by Ernest Haycox (Jun 1994)
From £0.01

7. Hills of Blood by Frank Weight (April 2000)
From £5.85

8. Comes the Reaper by B.J. Holmes (Mar 1995)
From £3.74

9. Rocking W by Gillian F. Taylor (Aug 1993)
From £4.95

10. Thunder God's Gold by Leo P. Kelley (Oct 1991)
From £0.99

Review of Double-Dealing at Dirtville by Clay More

Review at Broken Trails

Review of Long Shadows by Terry James

Review at Laurie Powers Wild West

June's BHW poll

The results of June's poll is that the majority of people discovered BHWs by seeing them in the library. Thank you to all those who took part.

Wednesday's Wild Bunch

Read about Joanne's new venture for July on Joanne Walpole

Review of The .45 Goodbye by Dempsey Clay

Review at Western Fiction Review