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Last Hunt
Judge Lillard rides off into a blizzard with the intention of hunting elk and instead finds himself on the wrong side of a gun, leaving his best friend Lee McPhail to bring the killer to justice
- GenresWesterns
254 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1962
About the author
Luke Short
128 books36 followersLuke Short (real name Frederick Dilley Glidden) was a popular Western writer.
Born in Kewanee, Illinois Glidden attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for two and a half years and then transferred to the University of Missouri at Columbia to study journalism.
Following graduation in 1930 he worked for a number of newspapers before becoming a trapper in Canada then later moved to New Mexico to be an archeologist's assistant.
After reading Western pulp magazines and trying to escape unemployment he started writing Western fiction. He sold his first short story and novel in 1935 under the pen name of Luke Short (which was also the name of a famous gunslinger in the Old West, though it's unclear if he was aware of that when he assumed the pen name.)
After publishing over a dozen novels in the 1930s, he started writing for films in the 40s. In 1948 alone four Luke Short novels appeared as movies. Some of his memorable film credits includes Ramrod (1947) and Blood on the Moon (1948). He continued to write novels, despite increasing trouble with his eyes, until his death in 1975. His ashes are buried in Aspen, Colorado, his home at the time of his death.
Born in Kewanee, Illinois Glidden attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for two and a half years and then transferred to the University of Missouri at Columbia to study journalism.
Following graduation in 1930 he worked for a number of newspapers before becoming a trapper in Canada then later moved to New Mexico to be an archeologist's assistant.
After reading Western pulp magazines and trying to escape unemployment he started writing Western fiction. He sold his first short story and novel in 1935 under the pen name of Luke Short (which was also the name of a famous gunslinger in the Old West, though it's unclear if he was aware of that when he assumed the pen name.)
After publishing over a dozen novels in the 1930s, he started writing for films in the 40s. In 1948 alone four Luke Short novels appeared as movies. Some of his memorable film credits includes Ramrod (1947) and Blood on the Moon (1948). He continued to write novels, despite increasing trouble with his eyes, until his death in 1975. His ashes are buried in Aspen, Colorado, his home at the time of his death.
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June 30, 2024
3.5 Stars...Not a bad little western story...
November 30, 2025
As a avid fantasy reader, this takes a whole different approach. I enjoy the simplicity of the story and how it plays out. This book was very short and it ended abruptly. I would have liked to see the characters fleshed out more and the killers story more exposed to what drove him to take the shot. All in all I liked the change of pace from what I usually read.
January 30, 2019
Another fantastic Luke Short book. More mordern day than most of his westerns. Really enjoyed the story and how solving the case came together!
October 7, 2018
A Luke Short Western/A Deer and Elk Hunt/An Accidental Shooting Turned to Murder
LS has penned a western about the yearly hunt for elk and deer. The license have been purchased and the guide is ready to lead his group into the mountain passes to shoot a deer or elk. An accidental shot caused that the man to kill his observer. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
LS has penned a western about the yearly hunt for elk and deer. The license have been purchased and the guide is ready to lead his group into the mountain passes to shoot a deer or elk. An accidental shot caused that the man to kill his observer. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
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