Mastermind 7:30 pm BBC2

BHW author Gillian F. Taylor will be in the semi-finals of British tv quiz show Mastermind tonight answering questions on her specialist subject Blakes 7.

Update and a video at Tainted Archive

April's Dales Westerns

Jim Bowden - Roaring Valley
(Apparently not a BHW reprint. Original from 1962)
On his way home from New Mexico, Dan McCoy, Sheriff of Red Springs, comes to the rescue of Pat Goddard, only to find he has interfered in a domestic affair. Later, when she tries to get a message to him, Dan's curiosity is aroused and he finds himself helping to solve the murder of the owner of Roaring Valley. Russ Stanton, boss of the neighbouring Broken C, wants to gain full control of the whole range and Roaring Valley plays a key part in his plans. Double crossing, rustling and murder are all part of the malicious schemes Dan uncovers.
Amazon.co.uk

Daniel Rockfern - Manhunt In Quemado
Nix was a gun-runner and a killer. He turned Angel's sidekick loose - naked and unarmed - into the Valley of Death. Nix promised to come after him some time. Angel's mission was to find his friend's killer - but history repeated itself, and it was Angel who was alone in the desert. The hunter became the hunted.
Amazon.co.uk

Review of Saddletramp by John Brand

Review at Joanne Walpole

BHW reprint

News on Chap O'Keefe's A Gunfight Too Many selling out along with a teaser of news to come at The Tainted Archive

Review of Utah Hit by Charles Langley Hayes

Review at Western Fiction Review

Review of Devine's Law by I.J. Parnham

Review available at the Tainted Archive

Bestsellers on amazon.com

Please note this is the list on the .com site and not the .co.uk site. I'm posting this in the spirit of providing a bit of weekly variety, but I don't think many people buy their BHWs from there.

1. Brogan: Blood Money by L.D. Tetlow
2. Call Me Ringo by Hank J Kirby
3. Massacre at Bluff Point by I.J. Parnham
4. Dakota Wolf by Clayton Nash
5. Gunsmoke Mountain by Owen G. Irons
6. The Crooked Sheriff by John Dyson
7. The Left-Hand Path by Jack Gallagher
8. Hells Canyon by John Hunt
9. Guns of the Pony Express by T.M. Dolan
10. Incident at Butler's Station by Richard Wyler

An interview with Nik Morton

Interview now available at The Culbin Trail

BHW production to increase

Report on the news of a change to the number of BHWs published each month at Tainted archive

Exchange rates help U.S. BHW fans

In the last year the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the U.K. pound has changed significantly meaning that the cost of a new BHW has dropped from around $26 this time last year to less than $18 now. With free delivery being available there's never been a better time for U.S. buyers.

Use this already programmed link to search amazon.com for latest BHWs.

Bestselling Linford Westerns on amazon.co.uk - 6 April

1. The Gambling Man by John Dyson
4 Used & new from £2.51

2. Smoking Star by B.J. Holmes
7 Used & new from £1.37

3. Lobo Apache by John Brand
5 Used & new from £9.99

4.Comes the Reaper by B.J. Holmes
Buy new: £8.99, 8 Used & new from £8.98

5. McAllister and Cheyenne Death by Matt Chisholm
1 Used & new from £52.34

6. Johnny Vengeance by Frank Gruber
4 Used & new from £7.50

7. Last-chance Range by Dean Owen
Buy new: £8.50, 7 Used & new from £8.50

8. Arizona Saddles by Brett Austin
4 Used & new from £2.32

9. The Haunting Wind by D.J. Richards
13 Used & new from £3.85

10. Saddletramp by John Brand
1 Used & new from £5.00

New Poll

April's poll has been added in the top left hand corner.

March's poll concluded that readers are split equally between those who read BHWs by borrowing from the library, those who buy secondhand, and those who buy new.