Tom Horn and the Apache Kid

by Andrew J. Fenady

After leading a successful confrontation with Geronimo, two scouts--Tom Horn and Apache Kid--are released from the Army, and the friends take different paths, Horn into business and the Apache Kid into outlawry. Original.

Genres: Westerns

232 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Andrew J. Fenady was born in Toledo, Ohio. A veteran writer and producer in Hollywood, Fenady created and produced The Rebel (1959–1961) for television, starring Nick Adams. The top-rated show lasted three seasons and the Fenady-penned theme song, “Johnny Yuma,” became a No. 1 hit for Johnny Cash. He wrote and produced the 1969 John Wayne hit Chisum and the popular TV western series Hondo and Branded. His other credits include the adaptation of Jack London’s The Sea Wolf, with Charles Bronson and Christopher Reeve, and the western feature Ride Beyond Vengeance, which starred Chuck Connors. His acclaimed western novels include Big Ike, Riders to Moon Rock, The Trespassers, The Summer of Jack London, The Range Wolf, and Destiny Made Them Brothers. Fenady presently lives in Los Angeles and has been honored with The Golden Boot Award, the Silver Spur Award, and the Owen Wister Award from the Western Writers of America for his lifetime contribution to westerns.

Reviews

[Liz Fichera]

I loved this book. A perfect western with vivid writing and believable dialogue. I read it in a day. Tom Horn and The Apache Kid were intriguing characters and the author wove a story about their relationship that I could not put down. It had everything I love: the old West, legends, gunfights, Geronimo, the Arizona desert, even a love story. It's interesting to think what was and could have been. That's the great thing about legends and this story. Highly recommend.