Review: Van Holt is King of the Spaghetti Western
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 9, 2013
Van Holt has thoroughly mastered the art of the vengeful Western. In The Bushwhackers we get to ride along and shoot'em up alongside the rough and ready Heck Martin. Drawn reluctantly into the civil war, this guy is nothing like his more passionate Father and Brother, you get the feeling that he could care less who actually won the war. He joins up with a guy named Quantrill and his group and they set out to harass the Union army and their supporters wherever they could.After an exceptionally brutal massacre initiated by Quantrill, has had enough leaves the games taken 13 of his fellow gang members with him. Soon, however, he finds that the gang hates him almost as much as they hated their former boss. At the end of the war Heck heads for home leading his men know in no uncertain terms that if any of them followed him or harm family anyway, he would not hesitate to kill them.And of course you know they didn't listen, not only did they try to kill him, but managed to kill two of his family members in the process. He sets out after them.Following them from Missouri through Texas, New Mexico and Arizona in a deadly game of hide and seek. There are plenty of gunfights, horse, saloon broads and Comanches to satisfy even the most avid Western fan. This is a book that will grip you from the very beginning and have you wondering just how far will one man go for vengeance. An excellent read by a great author. I highly recommend this book. Even if you've never read a Western in your life.