Review of Night of the Gunslinger by I. J. Parnham

I’ve always enjoyed stories that take place over a short period of time, and here Ian Parnham does just that; with everything happening during one night...

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Black Horse Westerns - June 2013

A Storm in Montana by William DuRey

978-0719808548

Clancy Jarrett possesses a quick and violent temper and the citizens of Brannigan are careful not to cross him. But when his stagecoach hold-up is thwarted by three trail-herders his rage cannot be contained and with revenge on his mind soon there are bodies piling up. For the cowboys, their status as heroes is short-lived and when Jarrett learns they are escorting Kate Jeavons, a dance-hall girl whose sister he has captive, to testify against him, they are firmly in his sights. Black clouds are forming overhead, but which storm will break first: the wild prairie rain, or the deadly guns of Jarrett and his crew?

The Comanche Fights Again by D. M. Harrison  

978-0719808159  

Mitch Bayfield, or Broke as he prefers, is kidnapped and raised as a Comanche. When, many years later, he looks for his kin he finds himself unable to settle in either world and turns his back on them all. Because a young white girl who still lives with the Comanche band is is still there, he is determined to go back for her. After a bloody confrontation with the Comanche warriors, Broke and Little Bluestem are allowed to flee. But it's just a game. And they know that capture means torture and death...

Midnight Showdown by Robb Hill 

 978-0719807022  

Realizing that the Pinkertons' plan to raid Jesse James's home is ill-conceived, Agent Clem Greenwood counsels caution. When his advice is ignored, tragedy follows: innocent members of the outlaw's family are killed and maimed. Horrified at having been a part of this attack, Greenwood resigns from the Pinkerton Agency and heads home to find it is now a place where the strong bully the weak. While Clem goes to the aid of a childhood friend who is in danger, he gets word that Jesse James holds every Pinkerton equally responsible for the raid on his farm and is hell-bent on revenge. Greenwood's enemies have betrayed his whereabouts and Jesse James is coming for him...

The Scars of Iron Eyes by Rory Black

978-0719808272

Hot on the trail of wanted outlaw Jacob 'Two Fingers' McGraw, the infamous bounty hunter, Iron Eyes realizes that he is headed into the forest where he grew to manhood. He arrives in the land of his youth to find that most of the forest has been felled and there is a war going on between two rival outfits for the millions of valuable trees. And now their guns are turned on him. Stuck in the middle of a deadly battle Eyes seeks refuge in what remains of the forest. But one of the gangs mistake him for a federal agent and soon his enemies are eager to add to his scars.

The Preacher's Legacy by Walter L. Bryant

978-0719808722

Tom Deegan's fight for survival begins when he rescues a child from a burning stagecoach, held up by the murdering Preacher and his gang. The Preacher dies and Tom takes the loot and hides it. Years later three killers are looking for Tom, and the money. But protecting himself, and his adopted son Billy, is only made more difficult by the local rancher, whose hired guns want Tom dead. By using his fighting skills can he protect them both? And can he remain silent about the whereabouts of the cash?

There Comes an Evil Day by Paul Green  

978-0719808746  

Fugitive bank robber George Munro's dramatic escape from Yuma Prison was taken as a personal affront by his captor, Marshal Sean Barry. Having finally tracked his quarry down to the sleepy border town of San Tomas, Sean is disappointed to find only a grave. What is worse, the dead man's twin brother is a crusading priest determined to rid San Tomas of the ex-Confederate marauders who are now plundering the town of its wealth, led by the ruthless Colonel Silas Quinn. Can Sean help the cleric win his fight? Aided by Chiquita Sabatini, Quinn's downtrodden mistress, and the plucky Pedro Hernandez, Sean must battle against Apaches, bandits and Quinn's men to recover the money stolen from the people of San Tomas and free them from Quinn's rule.

Review of The Proclaimers by Lee Clinton

Lee Clinton turns in another of the longer books published under the Black Horse Western tag, with more words per line, and more lines per page than one normally expects from a BHW. His short chapters, around two or three pages long, are all titled and start just a few lines down from the end of the previous chapter rather than on a new page. All this means is that Lee Clinton has plenty of time to develop both characters and storyline....

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Bestselling Hardbacks on amazon.co.uk - 22 July 2013

1. There Comes an Evil Day (Black Horse Western) by Paul Green (28 Jun 2013)

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4. The Ballad of Delta Rose (Black Horse Western) by Jack Martin (29 Jul 2011)

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7. Creeback(Black Horse Western) by A. Dorman Leishman (30 Jun 2010)

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8. Nine Dead Men (Black Horse Western) by Walter L Bryant (30 Dec 2012)

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9. South to Sonora (Black Horse Western) by Michael Stewart (30 Apr 2013)

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10. Brazos Fugitive (Black Horse Western) by Tyler Hatch (31 Mar 2010)

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Linford Westerns - June 2013

Let The Guns Decide by Shane Archer

ISBN: 9781444815603
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 208 Pages
Published - 01-06-2013
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Death comes to the little town of Macallister in the form of a milk-drinking, baby-faced killer who leaves bodies in the dust. Lone Lee Kirby rides into a town desperate for help, but the body count grows as Kirby is forced to face his own demons.

Hit 'em Hard! by Ben Bridges

ISBN: 9781444815610
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 240 Pages
Published - 01-06-2013
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Arizona Territory, 1882. The Apaches are running rings around the army, raiding, robbing and killing. Captain Nathan Kelso knows they must be confronted on their own terms, hitting fast and hard. But who'd listen to a washed-up, borderline drunk? However, he receives orders to form Company C, a light, mobile unit, dedicated to bracing the Apaches wherever they find them. And after its first mission, deep in Indian country, things just get even tougher for Kelso and Company C.

Cold, Hard Cash by Jake Douglas

ISBN: 9781444815627
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 240 Pages
Published - 01-06-2013
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

It seemed the only way to get out of Red Rock Penitentiary was to die and be shipped out as a corpse. So Dave Jarrett had taken his chance to feign his death and leave Red Rock in a coffin. But enemies, old and new, were all waiting for him to lead them to $70,000. That was when the brutal chain-gang he had left behind began to look far better than dodging bullets at every step...

When Lightning Strikes by Ethan Flagg

ISBN: 9781444815634
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 240 Pages
Published - 01-06-2013
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Lightning Cal Gentry's reputation as a lethal gunfighter has its downsides: he faces hotheads making their play, and hardcases who want respect and fame. It's hard to remain at the top – and now Cal wants out. But when he guns down Billy Vance in the New Mexico town of Tucumcari, it prompts a manhunt, putting his loved ones in mortal danger. Only with the help of the infamous renegade Apache, Geronimo, can he hope to resolve the issue.

The Hired Ace by Clay Starmer

ISBN: 9781444815641
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 248 Pages
Published - 01-06-2013
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Trouble is a trade for seasoned gunslinger Reno Valance. When he reaches White Falls, the place seethes and mayhem reigns. With bullets flying, Reno must act. He takes a sheriff's oath and his Remington six-gun - but is it enough? Amidst murder and carnage, evil killers kidnap Anna May, the woman he loves. Can he rescue her and restore order? For two decades he's known victory. Can he prove again that hell is in the hand of The Hired Ace?

Pay Dirt by Lee Walker

ISBN: 9781444815658
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 232 Pages
Published - 01-06-2013
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Jim Payne, Sheriff of Cedar Springs, was only delivering his ma's letter to his estranged brother, Michael. Golden Gulch was a dangerous Californian boomtown, in the grip of the ruthless conman Coleridge Craven and his henchman, Kid Cassidy. Jim delivers the letter, but it seems Golden Gulch doesn't want him to go. He must face an old family feud, a miners’ revolt and the murderous intentions of Craven and the Kid, if he wants to leave Golden Gulch alive...

Review of Latigo by Steve Hayes

I’ve not read any of Steve Hayes books before, other than a shared authorship title written with David Whitehead, and this story makes me wish I had. Latigo seems to be a continuation of his previous book, El Diablo (not that you need to have read that before this to enjoy it), and further checking seems to point to all his westerns being linked by various characters or places...

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Dales Westerns - June 2013

Tall In The Saddle by Gordon Young

ISBN: 9781842629352
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 369 Pages
Published - 01-06-2013
Genre - Western
Price - £ 15.99

Ken Rocklin's trade was cattle. Rocklin arrives at the K C Ranch to become its foreman, but when he finds that the owner of the ranch has been killed and that the ranch is run by Clara Caldwell, Rocklin refuses to work for her. He does agree, however, to obtain a letter from Judge Garley proving Clara's ownership of the ranch. Rocklin arrives in Garley's office just after Garley has burned the letter. With a crooked judge, a pretty girl with a grudge, and a back-shooter on his tail, Rocklin doesn't stand a chance...or does he?

Swampland Empire by Wayne D. Overholser

ISBN: 9781842629369
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 182 Pages
Published - 01-06-2013
Genre - Western
Price - £ 15.99

Riley Rand arrives in Blue Lake Valley, announces he owns the entire area, and will be bringing a herd of cattle to take possession. But some of the residents don't take too kindly to the news... Wayne D. Overholser, winner of three Spur Awards from the Western Writers of America, weaves his usual spell of excitement and emotion in this story fast paced tale of the Wild West.

Review of Devil's Deal by Lee Walker

This is Lee Walker’s third Black Horse Western and having read the previous two I was eager to read this.


The majority of the tale takes place during one morning, and Lee Walker creates an air of menace and tension superbly ensuring the reader will find this a very difficult book to put down before the end is reached...

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Bestselling E-BHWs on amazon.com - 8 July 2013

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7. Vengeance Pass by Lance Howard

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Black Horse Westerns - May 2013

Dust and Bullets by Vance Tillman

978-0719807510

Dan Fogarty is falsely accused of the murder of his partner, Ben Arrowsmith. He escapes arrest and heads for cactus country to join his old Navajo friend, Ahiga. Dan suspects that the notorious outlaw, the Ocotillo Kid, is responsible for his partner's death, but when he and Ahiga set out to prove it, they find that things are not as straightforward as they imagined. Is the whole affair some kind of set up? What is the relationship between the Ocotillo Kid and local magnate Wes Baxter? The questions multiply as Dan makes himself a target to draw out the killer, but not till the final confrontation with the Octotillo Kid and his gang are they finally answered.

      
To Kill the Valko Kid by Michael D. George  

978-0719808814  

Retired marshal Clem Everett rides into Sioux City a few moments after the infamous bounty hunter Johnny Sunset arrived and it was not long before Clem discovers that the man known as the Sunset Kid is only there to claim the reward money on his old pal Valko. From an arrangement made way back, Clem knows Valko is due to appear in the city that night. The clock is ticking toward midnight and there is no way to warn his friend that the deadliest bounty hunter in the West is intent on gunning him down. Time is up for the Valko kid.

Rebel Raiders by John Dyson 

 978-0719807169  

A gang of former Confederates are robbing and killing their way across Kansas and novice lawman, Cass Clacy, is sent out after them alone. But what chance does he have of outgunning such experienced fighters? When broken-nosed brawler, Sheriff Jim Clarke, joins young Cass in the chase, his main aim is a share of the rewards and together they penetrate deep into the heart of the Indian Nations. There Cass falls under the spell of an innocent girl, Audrey, but can he save her from the clutches of the notorious and dangerous Josiah Baines, the gang's second-in-command? And can he win this battle in the face of flying fists and bullets and in time to bring back the bank's cash?

North to Montana by Colin Bainbridge  

978-0719806230  

When Buck Nation rides into Gunsight, he little knows what trouble awaits him. He has been left an abandoned ranch, but did its former owner really die in an accident? Questions mount and Nation is bushwhacked. Is Selby Rackham, the owner of the biggest spread around, the Grab All, somehow involved? Nation's quest to discover the truth takes him on long ride from Wyoming, to Montana, with an old-timer, a woman, and a dog for company. On the way, it is not only Rackham's gunslicks they have to face, but the past with its buried secrets and hidden fears.

 The Devil's Work by Paul Bedford

978-0719808739  

It is December 1880 and snow covers the town of Devil's Lake in northern Dakota Territory, where there have recently been two connected killings on the outlying homesteads. Angie Sutter, the attractive young widow of one of the murdered men arrives in town, seeking help from local marshal Rance Toller. But having jailed a particularly menacing individual who appears out of place in such a quiet town Rance is reluctant to head out into the frozen wasteland, especially as there is only an ageing deputy to stand guard. On returning to Devil's Lake, Rance and Angie find the deputy dead and the prisoner gone -

The Homesteader's Daughter by Harriet Cade  

978-0719808791  

When fifteen-year-old Maybelle Cade and her family joined one of the last wagon trains heading West in 1875, their only aim was to establish a little homestead in Nebraska. They could not have known that they were heading into the middle of a vicious range war which would see them fighting against ruthless and violent men who are determined to drive them from their 160 acres upon which they have settled. So, when a series of confrontations between her father and a local landowner lead inexorably to a bloody climax, young Maybelle faces a notorious killer alone on the Nebraska plains.

Review of Genesis Gunplay by John Davage

Having read, and enjoyed, John Davage’s other Black Horse Westerns I’d been looking forward to this one for some time. After the first couple of short chapters I found myself hooked by the mystery elements, both those mentioned in the blurb above and more...

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Bestselling E-BHWs on Amazon.co.uk - 1 July 2013

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10. Miller's Ride (The Black Horse Westerns) by Caleb Rand (29 Feb 2012)

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