The Pony Express War

The Derby Man #4

by Gary McCarthy

Look sharp, hit hard - that's the Derby Man's style. He's a fast-moving mountain of muscle who throws himself into the thick of the West's greatest adventures - like the Pony Express, a grueling 2,000 mile race through hell. The pace and terrain are deadly enough but vengeful Paiute warriors and murdering saboteurs led by a sadistic giant threaten to turn the route into a trail of blood. Then one man with the guts to save the Pony Express stepped forward - the Derby Man. It's the Derby Man and the glory-riders in a race against Indians, treachery and death.

194 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 28, 1980

About the author

Gary McCarthy is the author of fourteen American historical novels and thirty-four westerns published by many of New York's major publishing houses. He has over three million books in print and continues to research and write his Canyon Country novels.

Growing up with horses and living in California, Nevada and Arizona, Gary is well suited to writing about the American West. He received his B.S. degree in Animal Science and an M.S. in Agricultural Economics. He has a keen interest in Native American cultures, especially the Hopi, Navajo, Havasupai and Haulapai who live in Northern Arizona.

Gary and his wife Jane live in Arizona and have often ridden horses and hiked in the Kaibab and Coconino National Forests. Gary is always looking for new stories set in the American West and considers the research to be among his most favorite pursuits.

Reviews

[Jim Wright · Rating 1 out of 5]

A CRYING SHAME!!

I just finished my 4th Derby Man book and they are getting progressively worse. Not the wonderful story, or the brilliant characters. Whomever is passing him/herself off as a proofreader should be ashamed. So, so many typos, misspellings, and sentence fragments ruin an absolutely brilliant effort by Mr. McCarthy. This could have and should have been a 5 star novel but was ruined by the top numerous errors. The author deserves better.

[Gena Lott · Rating 4 out of 5]

Didn't enjoy this book as much as the first Derby Man book. It lacked the humor and fun. It was a good western though.

[Casey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well done!

I truly enjoy Darby and his adventures. The writing is good and the tales interesting and not too predictable.
This one, however, will stand out in my mind for a very long time because of an epic typo. I won't tell you. Unless it gets corrected you'll know it when you see it.

[Ronald · Rating 5 out of 5]

read some time in 1981