The Bitter Night

by Wayne D. Overholser

Four strangers who rode to explode the night in violence

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THE BRITTON BOYS were already wanted for robbery and murder—$50,000 would be good travelling company to the Mexican border.

SAM KERWIN was married to a young and restless wife—$50,000 would go a long way to keep her interested.

HARLAN WELLS had trouble with the bank—$50,000 looked like an easy out.

GLEN LOGAN'S job was simple—to get the money to the bank. To stay alive was another matter...

Three-time Winner of the Spur Award
Wayne D. Overholser

Author of "West of the Rimrock" and "Draw or Drag."

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

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 3 out of 5]

Not a bad moderately short read. I’d give it solid 3 out of 5. It all takes place in approximately one day so there isn’t much character development and some of it gets a bit tedious.