Review: VAN HOLT WRITES TRULY OLD-FASHIONED WESTERN!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 14, 2014
Van Holt is no stranger to gun-slinging, action-packed and excitement-filled western fiction. In a career that has seen just three to four full circles of years he has authored over thirty-five hardcore westerns, slugging his creative mind to imagine how life was lived in the real western world, and put them to paper the way they were meant to be written. The old west comes alive through his books, pumping a rush of excitement into the reader’s blood as the old west rides again.Buck Hayden, Mustanger by Van Holt is a fun old-fashioned western novel. It is about Buck Hayden and Frank Martin who were mustangers who love nothing more than hunting for wild horses. They moved to the wilderness of Nevada where it was seemingly quiet. But their hunting days were soon over when they were hunted by King Hoffer’s hired guns.The characterization, plot twists and landscapes of Nevada are really good. Van Holt has established himself as one of the most masterful contemporary writers of the western genre. However, there are several instances where the author seems to have messed up, primarily relating to his sentences. Though it is understandable it did, however, manage to spoil the flow of the book. I feel that the author can do with the help of some good editor which will distinctly shape up the book. Despite its minor flaws, Buck Hayden, Mustanger was a fun read.