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Buchanan #9
Trap for Buchanan
This rare and vintage book is a perfect addition to any bibliophile's collection
- GenresWesterns
144 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1973
About the author
Jonas Ward
68 books7 followersA pseudonym used by William Ard. House name from 1960 to 1986.
In 1956, hardboiled writer William Ard turned his pen westward and introduced one of the genre’s most enduring characters: Thomas Buchanan, better known as just “Buchanan,” a drifter as likeable as he is deadly. The first novel in the series was called The Name’s Buchanan and appeared under the pseudonym “Jonas Ward.”
Only the first 6 books in the series were written by Ard, and the last, Buchanan on the Prod, was completed by Robert Silverberg.
After Ard's death in 1960 "Jonas Ward" became a house name. Brian Garfield did one and then William R. Cox took over the series and it continued until 1986.
In 1956, hardboiled writer William Ard turned his pen westward and introduced one of the genre’s most enduring characters: Thomas Buchanan, better known as just “Buchanan,” a drifter as likeable as he is deadly. The first novel in the series was called The Name’s Buchanan and appeared under the pseudonym “Jonas Ward.”
Only the first 6 books in the series were written by Ard, and the last, Buchanan on the Prod, was completed by Robert Silverberg.
After Ard's death in 1960 "Jonas Ward" became a house name. Brian Garfield did one and then William R. Cox took over the series and it continued until 1986.
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May 15, 2015
Jonas Ward was a pseudonym used by mystery writer Willam Ard for the Buchanan series, twenty-five of them.
Tom Buchanan came looking to help his friend, old Mousetrap Mulligan, a man he'd grubstaked without any thought of getting repaid. But the old man had made a big strike. The problem was he liked to talk when he got drunk. Oh, he would never give out the location. But it was now known he had a mine and folks were scheming to find it.
The old man was killed and Buchanan was stuck with two kids on his side: old Mousetrap's seventeen years old granddaughter Nora and eighteen year old Billy Budd. Two kids to young to even figure out they were in love.
Opposing them were three groups: a group in town, old Desidero and his Apaches, and bandit Monanzo and his gang.
It didn't look good.
A pretty good western.
Tom Buchanan came looking to help his friend, old Mousetrap Mulligan, a man he'd grubstaked without any thought of getting repaid. But the old man had made a big strike. The problem was he liked to talk when he got drunk. Oh, he would never give out the location. But it was now known he had a mine and folks were scheming to find it.
The old man was killed and Buchanan was stuck with two kids on his side: old Mousetrap's seventeen years old granddaughter Nora and eighteen year old Billy Budd. Two kids to young to even figure out they were in love.
Opposing them were three groups: a group in town, old Desidero and his Apaches, and bandit Monanzo and his gang.
It didn't look good.
A pretty good western.
August 28, 2023
Tom Buchanan is an amiable Westerner who enjoys his footloose life, and who just wants to enjoy it peacefully. Unfortunately, that rarely happens - and readers should be glad of it, because this series is one of the most entertaining Westerns ever written. This time around, he's the target of crooked gamblers, a wily saloon-keeper, a band of Mexican revolutionaries and a group of Apaches... all at once. His only helpers are a 17 year old girl and a teenage boy, and he's trapped with them in the mountains. Oh, yeah - there's a fortune in gold, too...
Great fun, as always.
Great fun, as always.
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