Friday, 14 August 2009

Dales Westerns - August 2009


Wayman's Ford by Jim Bowden
Wayman's Ford, the easiest crossing of the Brazos River for the cattle herds trailing north to the Kansas railheads, is controlled by the Pickering brothers. When they try to exert too high a toll for the use of the ford, trouble comes from the Broken U outfit. Killing leads to killing and Dan McCoy, Sheriff of Red Springs, moves in to prevent a full-scale war between the two outfits, but arson, rustling and kidnapping sweep the Brazos country around Red Springs, before Dan, aided by his deputy Clint Schofield, and the Collins family, finally brings the criminals to justice.


The Death Trail by M. Duggan
When Noah Swan headed west he thought he was leaving trouble behind him, but trouble was waiting as soon as he set foot in Hawk's Head. Pretty soon, through no fault of his own, there were plenty of folk in Hawk's Head who wanted to see him dead. He had no choice: to stay alive he must kill those who were out to get him. When he thought the worst was over, he could not know that trouble in the form of Judge Elmore Standish and his son Nathaniel was headed his way, but no matter what, Noah was determined to survive.

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Wednesday, 12 August 2009

Vampires on the Range


Lance Howard discusses horror and the western at Dark Bits

Tuesday, 11 August 2009

Bestsellers on Amazon - 10 August

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

2. The Last Water-hole by Jack Sheriff (Sep 2006)

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

4. Morgan's War by John Dyson (Jun 2007)

5. Bowie of the Alamo by John Glasby (Dec 2002)

6. Bender's Boot by Mark Bannerman (Jun 2004)

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

8. Long Shadows by Terry James (May 2009)

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

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

Monday, 10 August 2009

James C. Work writes about Black Horse Westerns


On-line version of the printed magazine article at True West Magazine

Sunday, 9 August 2009

Last Chance Saloon by Ross Morton


Nik reports on the publication of his latest Linford Western at Writealot

Monday, 3 August 2009

Bestsellers on Amazon - 3 August

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

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

3. Morgan's War by John Dyson (30 Jun 2007)

4. Bowie of the Alamo by John Glasby (Dec 2002)

5. Bender's Boot by Mark Bannerman (Jun 2004)

6. Long Shadows by Terry James (May 2009)

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

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

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

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

Friday, 31 July 2009

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


Review at Western Fiction Review

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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Wednesday, 29 July 2009

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.