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The Guns of Hanging Lake
Vengeance for a dead dude
Tony Braden's first sin was being an Englishman; his second was being rich enough to buy out the old Finch spread and make a go of ranching. From the beginning, Braden had been ridiculed, robbed and cheated by the good folks of Indian Bend. And then he had been killed - knifed clean in the guy - and no one in town seemed to give a damn. No one buy Traf Kinnard. Kinnard swore he would snare Tony Braden's killer if he had to turn Indian Bend into a bloody cemetery to do it!
Tony Braden's first sin was being an Englishman; his second was being rich enough to buy out the old Finch spread and make a go of ranching. From the beginning, Braden had been ridiculed, robbed and cheated by the good folks of Indian Bend. And then he had been killed - knifed clean in the guy - and no one in town seemed to give a damn. No one buy Traf Kinnard. Kinnard swore he would snare Tony Braden's killer if he had to turn Indian Bend into a bloody cemetery to do it!
- GenresWesterns
139 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published June 1, 1968
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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August 2, 2022
Really good western tale by one of the masters. A ranch owner was killed and it seemed that an old man may have been a witness. The friend of the owner, a female rancher who seen the old man, and a reluctant deputy sheriff go looking for him. However the killers are looking for him too, just to make sure if he did see something, he doesn't talk.
Recommended, Short does a solid job in creating a reasonable story arch and adding enough to it to keep you interested. Its a short novel but that just means no fluff.
Recommended, Short does a solid job in creating a reasonable story arch and adding enough to it to keep you interested. Its a short novel but that just means no fluff.
December 14, 2023
This is the first Luke Short western that I've read. It stands the test of time well. There are better western authors, but Short deserves to be remembered.
October 9, 2018
A Luke Short western about a man's ex financed who now is engaged to a man who used to be his best friend. The ex meets an old man who wants to pan for gold. The young man hopes to find enough to start his own ranch away from this area. While prospecting the re witness the murder and cattle rustling of the man the rd was to marry. The man leaves turbines with their claim to find inform the law about the death and cattle rustling. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
September 10, 2015
Traf Kinnard's friend, who is engaged to Traf's former fiance, is murdered by a gang of rustlers. The murder was witnessed by an old prospector and Traf, his former girlfriend, and an alcoholic deputy set out to find hum before the rustlers do. Well paced with a fair amount of gunplay. Good western recommended to western readers.
August 11, 2016
My copy is 280 page Hardcover, Large Print
Published by Thorndike Press
Published by Thorndike Press
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