The Wolf Strain: A Western Trio

by Max Brand

WesternLarge Print EditionBen Flinders life is complicated by the arrival of a desperate young woman running away in Bared Fangs. In Gallows Gamble, Jack Sherry and his partner Bill Garvin are making their last run across the border herding wet cattle in hopes of getting out of debt and starting over when Sherry is shot and Garvin is sentenced to hang. Finally, The Wolf Strain continues the adventure of the wolf dog known as The Ghost. This trio of stirring short novels demonstrates the sensitivity and scope of Max Brands body of work.

285 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Frederick Schiller Faust (see also Frederick Faust), aka Frank Austin, George Owen Baxter, Walter C. Butler, George Challis, Evin Evan, Evan Evans, Frederick Faust, John Frederick, Frederick Frost, David Manning, Peter Henry Morland, Lee Bolt, Peter Dawson, Martin Dexter, Dennis Lawson, M.B., Hugh Owen, Nicholas Silver

Max Brand, one of America's most popular and prolific novelists and author of such enduring works as Destry Rides Again and the Doctor Kildare stories, died on the Italian front in 1944.

Reviews

[Scott Andrews · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read. Better adventure writing than 90% of contemporary works.

[Ronald · Rating 4 out of 5]

includes a Bull Hunter story

[Anne Patkau · Rating 2 out of 5]

1 Bared Fangs
True Author Frederick Faust Alias George Owen Baxter
runaway girl tames mean man and wolf
2 Gallows Gamble
Sherry is shot in his back and partner Garvin framed to hang for murder
3 The Wolf Strain
Bull has a wolf dog "Ghost", black stallion "Diablo" on his side, ex-partner Pete against him, and locket for Mary needs to be returned amid enemies.

[Stephen · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Wolf Strain collects three short stories in the western genre, set near the mountains. They are similar to Jack London in featuring human and animal characters who are in the grey area between civilized and wild. A common theme is the importance of keeping faith with one's friends. They're enjoyable outdoor-adventure stories.