Linford Westerns - September 2012

Last Reckoning For The Presidio Kid by Emmett Stone

ISBN: 9781444812411
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 248 Pages
Published - 01-09-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

A stagecoach robbery and a train explosion announce the sudden return of the elusive Presidio Kid. Little is known about the Kid, or what triggered these events. In an isolated mountain cabin, Clugh Bendix nurses a leg wound, vowing to discover who shot him. He must travel to the volatile Texas borderlands, to the heart of the mystery of the Presidio Kid. The mystery becomes a battle and he must rely on his wits and his guns to survive.
 

 
No Quarter At Devil's Fork by Terrell L. Bowers

ISBN: 9781444812367
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 224 Pages
Published - 01-09-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

When Chilly Lloyd, a crazed outlaw, instigates a heinous crime, it seals the fate of seven other men. Now two friends, Brett Jackson and Reggie Satterfield, want to bring the killers to justice. Meanwhile, Stella Burdette agrees to run a chuck wagon for eight hunters - including Chilly Lloyd. But soon she must run for her life. And then Brett and Reggie fall into a deadly trap and are doomed to discover that there is NO QUARTER AT DEVIL'S FORK.

 
Count The Dead by Rick Dalmas 

ISBN: 9781444812374
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 248 Pages
Published - 01-09-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Dawson is thrown off a freight train, half-dead. But somehow, he eventually finds himself riding into a nearby town - astride a stranger's horse and with a dead man roped behind the cantle. Against all odds he gets a riding job with decent sidekicks. It looks good, but trouble awaits him, because, instead of tallying round-up steers, he is forced to fight for his very life.

 
The Drummond Brand by William Durey

ISBN: 9781444812381
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 272 Pages
Published - 01-09-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

In Montana, settlers around the township of Bridger Butte were forced out by a ruinous winter. Their properties were bought by Luther Drummond, owner of the Diamond-D ranch, amid rumours that the settlers' misfortunes were attributable to Luther's son, Dagg. Embroiled in the town's affairs, Pinkerton detective Ethan Brodie is accused of murder and stagecoach robbery. Ethan and Claire Dumbril, the victim's daughter, vow to find the killers, but how will they fare and what perils await them?
 

 
Showdown At Snakebite Creek by Thomas McNulty

ISBN: 9781444812404
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 264 Pages
Published - 01-09-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Cole Tibbs' father was murdered alongside Snakebite Creek seven years ago. Now Cole returns to Raven Flats wanting justice. But he's soon in confrontation with greedy landowner Carleton Usher, his ruthless sons and a group of killers. The arrival of the enigmatic US Marshal Maxfield Knight raises the stakes in a deadly game of survival. Cole's desire to settle the old grudge has only two things in his favour - his ruthless determination and his ability with a gun.
 

 
The Long Hunt by Alan Irwin

ISBN: 9781444812398
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 232 Pages
Published - 01-09-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

In Amarillo, Texas Ranger Dan Kennedy hears that his young nephew, Jamie, has been kidnapped from Dan's father's place, the Rocking K Ranch. Finding the boy has been captured by the Morgan gang, Dan vows to hunt them down and bring Jamie safely home. He heads south with expert tracker Josh Brennan, but the gang soon become aware of their pursuers, leaving Dan and Josh vulnerable to attack. Can they survive this formidable threat and bring Jamie home alive?

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Black Horse Westerns on Facebook

If you're a fan of BHWs and would like to chat with other fans along with many BHW writers, you can join the BHW Discussion Group. It's an email listing in which members can contribute to discussions, raise questions, and make friends in a supportive and fun environment. The group is spam free and moderated.

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Dales Westerns - September 2012

Caprock Rebel by Will C. Brown

ISBN: 9781842629178
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 242 Pages
Published - 01-09-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 15.99

When the Civil War ended Confederate David Landis returned to his father's abandoned ranch, planning to reclaim it and restart his life. But then he became involved in a plan to unearth a cache of stolen coins buried in the hills of Caprock country. Soon he finds himself in the company of men far more deadly than the ragged and hungry Union soldiers he was used to fighting - and these men were just as eager to kill him.

Tanner's Last Chance by Terrell L. Bowers

ISBN: 9781842629161
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 159 Pages
Published - 01-09-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 15.99

Ranz Tanner is down to six cents and a lame horse when he defends a young Mexican girl in a cantina fight; he shoots a man and is sentenced to five years in Yuma Prison. His folks should have named him Bad Luck Tanner - every chance that comes his way, he just naturally seems to pick the wrong side. He can't even get to jail uneventfully. When the man driving the prison wagon kills Stocker MacDermit, the only son of the wealthiest man in Adobe Falls, it triggers a bloody range war and Ranz is right in the middle.

Review of Six-gun Nemsis by Colin Bainbridge

This is Colin Bainbridge’s fifth Black Horse Western and the third I have read.

The story starts well with Kitchenbrand discovering a tar-and-feathered old lady. Who could do such a thing to an elderly woman and why? Her tale exposes more questions than answers and Kitchenbrand finds himself involved in attempting to free Ty Garland, but there are people who don’t want that to happen...

Read more at Western Fiction Review

A discussion about Bowie of the Alamo by John Glasby

The Alamo discussion forum are currently exchanging views on the prolific John Glasby's novel:

I hope the book is better than the cover art. "Bowie Of The Alamo", originally released as a paperback Western in 1964, was rereleased in 2002 by A Black Horse Western, London, England. The copy I just received today in the mail was a library discard from East Lothian Library in Haddington, Scotland.

The story begins with Bowie and a fictional companion running slaves with Jean LaFitte through the bayous of Louisiana. After a scuffle with some thugs, they arrive in New Orleans to turn over the slaves to a purchaser named Travis! Why? I don't know. Of all the names the author could've come up with, he chooses Travis. And then, Colonel Travis shows up later in the novel at the Alamo and there is no distinction made that he is not the same Travis as at the beginning of the book. Oh well, as the book is only 150 pages, I should be able to get through it for the answer....  

Read more at http://johnwayne-thealamo.com

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Review of Beyond Redemption by I.J. Parnham

As a child Jeff Dale witnessed the terrible aftermath of an atrocity. Elmer Drake killed three members of a family and when the surviving girl Cynthia went missing, Jeff vowed that one day he’d find her, no matter how long it took....

Read more at Western Fiction Review

Black Horse reviews in September's Book Monthly

Colin Bainbridge: Six-gun Nemesis

Black Horse Western HB

In Chaparral Bend a gallows is being raised for youngster Ty Garland, accused of bank robbery. But is he really guilty? His old ma claims he is innocent, and town tamer, Crossdraw Kitchenbrand, is inclined to believe her, especially as the notorious gunman Angel Addison and his gang, the Yuma boys, seem to be involved. Crossdraw's search for answers brings him up against big ranch-owner Landon Clovis and leads him to the outlaw roost of Addisonville. He can count on the support of the old woman and a girl he has rescued, but will that be enough to succeed against overwhelming odds? Will his six-guns finally bring justice?

BOOKS MONTHLY verdict: The only thing I'm uncomfortable with in this excellent tale is the names - Crossdraw Kitchenbrand simply doen't have a ring of Old West authenticity to it...

Steve Hayes: Drifter
Black Horse Western HB

When El Carcinero and his outlaw gang raided the Mercer ranch, they turned life upside-down for young Emily Mercer, who was away at school at the time. The mystery man known as Drifter was an old friend of the Mercers. But much as he wanted to get even with El Carcinero, he just didn't see how it was possible. Aside from the fact that he'd be hopelessly outgunned, the bandits had long-since fled back across the border into Mexico. Still, he hadn't reckoned on Emily. Wise beyond her years, she was determined to get back the horses the outlaws had stolen - especially her beloved stallion, Diablo - and no one was going to stop her. So she and a lawman, well past his prime, rode out after the bandits. Since Drifter couldn't let them go by themselves, he went right along too. And when the gun-swift Mesquite Jennings joined their small army, he almost started to feel sorry for El Carcinero. Almost...

BOOKS MONTHLY verdict: Nicely drawn characters in a pacy Western - Emily is particularly feisty and contributes a huge amount to the story, which is great.

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Review of Shadow of Guilt by Mark Bannerman

This is the first Black Horse Western from Mark Bannerman for some time, his last appeared in 2007.

Mark Bannerman throws plenty of problems at his hero, Brad Caulderfield, such as finding his brother, Lanny, who has sworn to kill both Brad and their father. There are posses hunting them both too. A neighbouring father is also looking for vengeance and is threatening to throw the Caulderfield’s off their rented land if Lanny isn’t returned to pay for his crimes...

Read more at Western Fiction Review

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