Out of the Past

The Gunsmith #319

by J.R. Roberts

A suspected murderer has made a big mistake by messing with the Gunsmith, and a fifteen-year-old girl breaks the news to him that her mother has been killed and that he is her father. Original.

192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published June 24, 2008

About the author

"J.R. Roberts" is the pen name of Robert J. Randisi under which he writes the Gunsmith series.

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Reviews

[Oliver Clarke · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Gunsmith is one of those massively long running western series that combines old school cowboy action with a little smut. It’s been running since 1982 and is still going, with over 500 entries if you count the two spin off series Gunsmith Giant and Lady Gunsmith. This is the first one I’ve read and it was decently enjoyable. Hero Clint Adams gets approached by a teenage girl claiming she’s his daughter. Her mother, a woman from Adams’ past, has been murdered, and naturally he saddles up and goes to investigate. There isn’t a tonne of action (of either kind) but it was still a fast paced and entertaining read. Nothing to write home about, huh a fun way to spend a couple of hours.