The Snake Stomper

by Wayne D. Overholser

MINOR READING CREASE ON EDGE OF COVER BY SPINE. INITIAL ON FIRST PAGE. NO OTHER MARKS OR WRITING ON PAGES.

257 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Wayne D. Overholser (born September 4, 1906 in Pomeroy, Washington; died August 27, 1996 in Boulder, Colorado) was an American Western writer.

Overholser won the 1953 First Spur Award for best novel for Lawman using the pseudonym Lee Leighton. In 1955 he won the 1954 (second) Spur Award for The Violent Land. He also used the pseudonyms John S. Daniels, Dan J. Stevens and Joseph Wayne.

Reviews

[Kellyt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not quite a 4, would give it a 3.7 if possible. A decent quick read with lots of action but not some of the underlying depth that is in the best of Overholser’s Westerns.