Review: Dead men tell no tales
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 5, 2013
Another great Van Holt Western.  In this, Frank Stanton shows up to look for work, but is given the wary eye by a group of ranch hands who find it odd that he looks like someone they are familar with and obviously do not like.  Stanton has to deal with this case of mistaken identity, not lightly enduring the harassment of some of the hands.  The boss of the ranch, Hoot Spradlin suspects Stanton has some other purpose.  Stanton may or may not be the man he's looking for, but he's there for something.  In any case, a waitress at the local restaurant gets involved when she is the cause of death for one of the ranch hands, setting the stage for tale of vengence and justice.  This book didn't get directly down to action the way other Van Holt books I've read do.  This wasn't a bad thing, and actually made it a bit more tense when the action finally went down.  The ending was great, and as I look at the cover I can't help but think 'How appropriate.'