Posse from Poison Creek

by Lewis B. Patten

When Sheriff Dolan led the posse out of town he knew he was in trouble. Three murdering outlaws were already hours into deadly Ute Indian country. Worse yet, fellow lawman Floyd Aragon had no intention of capturing the men. He wanted the money for himself.

Genres: Westerns

Hardcover

First published May 1, 2008

About the author

aka Lewis Ford, Len Leighton, Joseph Wayne (with Wayne D. Overholser)

Lewis Byford Patten was a prolific author of American Western Novels, born in Denver, Colorado. Often published under the names Lewis Ford, Len Leighto and, Joseph Wayne.

Reviews

[Josh Hitch · Rating 4 out of 5]

A solid western, not Patten's best but his worse is better then somes best. This one uses one of his normal small cast tropes, where there is turmoil in a small group and it has to work itself out in that small group. A siege narrative but on the move.

Recommended, not read a bad Patten yet. Probably a 3.5 I rounded up, again not his best but the writing itself always reads well.

[John Grace · Rating 3 out of 5]

Patten was a solid writer of western paperbacks during their peak, when they were the top reading leisure of WWII vets on nights when Gunsmoke and Bonanza were not broadcast. This is a good, tight, one night read.

[Jeff Dickison · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good western as sheriff must go after a trio of bank robbers with a less than ideal posse: A sadistic Marshal with two crooked henchmen, a vengeful father, a soft banker, a black tracker and an old trail hand. Along the way they pick up a widowed rancher's wife, a former saloon girl. They fight amongst themselves and have to ward off a marauding band of Indians. Recommeded to western fans.

[Charles · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad but not a real standout book.

[Bradthad Codgeroger · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one had most of what I want from a Patten western. Felt like I was in the posse.