Review: Love A Great Western - Van Holt Is The Best
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 8, 2013
I am a bit long in the tooth as they used to say, and as a child I remember reading the dime store novels that my grandfather had in his attic. My favorites were Jack Schaefer's "Shane" and "Destry Rides Again" by Max Brand...ahhh the good old days. If you like stories that embody the old west without the sugar coating that Hollywood puts on it then Van Holt is your go-to guy. I have read quite a few of his books and I have to say they take you all the way back to that rough and tumble era."Wild Country" is one of these. Jeff Pickett is a guy that trouble seems to find no matter where he goes. This fact is driven home when he finds himself in the middle of a manhunt while camping out in the middle of nowhere. He is also proof that "no good deed goes unpunished", who would have thought that helping a dying man could get you chased all over the wild country by an angry mob. But that is just what happened.Van Holt has gamblers, cheaters, outlaws and a love triangle for you to sink your spurs into. If you are like me you will be casting your favorite stars in the roles of these characters in your mind. Find out how it all comes together and be on the lookout for the next great book by this genius.