Review: I love Van Holt!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 31, 2013
I've read a bunch of Van Holt's books, and I love them all. Thanks to the steel of its eponymous hero, "Shiloh Stark" is particularly good fun.Thirty-year-old Shiloh Stark is a hot shot with a double-action revolver, and despite an aversion to bloodshed his exploits in the civil war are legendary. The history of shooting people's brothers and cousins, and his heroic inclination land Stark in serious trouble with two extended families, the Dotters and the Hobsons. After rescuing a young girl from a couple of thugs, one Dotter and one Hobson, Stark has to defend himself from the relatives out for revenge and also the vicious Comanche Indians as he travels across the wilderness. As the plot develops we get to see exciting action, suspense and deep characterisation by the standards of this genre.If you like to read authentic Westerns with tough characters and exciting plots, "Shiloh Stark" is a book that you'll enjoy.