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I had a good week. I downloaded Amazon’s free Kindle application for PCs.
1: Killing Trail(ebook) – Charles Allen Gramlich: a collection of western short stories by the author of The Talera cycle and Cold In The Light. There’s also a couple of pieces where Mr. Gramlich discusses influences on his writing.
2: Capture The Saint(ebook) – Burl Barer: the first authorized SImon Templar adventure previously only available in a 600 print run trade paperback. The few available on the used sites command a hefty price.
3: Guilty(ebook) – Lee Goldberg: the fourth book in the justice series written while the author was in college, never published in book form as the publisher went bankrupt. Originally called the .357 Vigilante series and appeared as by Ian Ludlow.
4: A Policeman’s Lot(ebook) – Gary M. Dobbs: a novel set around the turn of century in Wales. Buffalo Bill’s wild west show is involved as well as bringing in the Jack the Ripper legend. Third novel by the author(two previous westerns as by Jack Martin).
5: Mr.Monk Is Cleaned Out – Lee Goldberg: tenth book in the series based on the recently ended TV series and the last one set before the revelations of that final episode.
6: The Loner: Seven Days To Die – J. A. Johnstone; sixth in the series of Kid Morgan, a former businessman drifting after his wife was murdered and he dealt with the killers. Now he’s The Loner, a man compelled to help people in trouble.
7: Dog Team: Target Response – William W. Johnstone: a corrupt grouping of an African warlord, an American security firm, and the chinese are targeted by the Dog Team, who are also being systematically wiped out by that same group.
8: The Lone Ranger: The Phantom Rider! – Fran Striker: a reporduction of the first issue of The Lone Ranger Nagazine from 1937.
9: The Stalking Moon – Theodore V. Olsen: western novel made into the film starring Gregory Peck and Eva Marie Saint.
10: Quarry’s Cut – Max Allan Collins; the fourth and final of the early Quarry novels, the author’s hit man/hero.
11: Trouble In Tombstone – Richard S. Wheeler: the author’s biographical novel with a fresh look at the Earp/Clanton feud in Tombstone.
I need to get a couple of these myself. Thanks for getting Killing Trail
Holy cow, you had another great week! Do you enjoy reading the books on your computer? I’m not sure I would like that.
I’d rather have a book in my hands, Bermudaonion, but some things just aren’t available that way(i.e., the Saint novel; I rebel at paying upwards of a hundred dollars for a battered trade, nevermind the price for a mint copy).
I finally decided to break down and get the Kindle application for PCs when friend, Charles Gramlich, published his western collection.
And I’ve already read six of these.
Thanks for including CAPTURE THE SAINT among your kindle purchases. You are correct that the editions available are amazingly expensive — wish I was getting a cut of the used/collector sales.
I hope you enjoy CTS, and will eagerly await the one I’m writing now — RETURN OF THE SAINT.
Best
Burl Barer
Wow, 11 books! I only had four (post up now) last week, but I’m trying to cut back. OK, so I say that every month, but this time I’m really, really, trying. I’m still not to the point where I can consider reading on a screen.
I know the feeling, Richard. I make the same promise, then come across something that makes me think, “Damn, that looks good!” It’s an affliction all book lovers have. I relate it to a kid in a candy store. You don’t know where to start or when to stop.
I plan a post tomorrow on another pulp press site that might give you pause. It sure did me.
Great collection of titles there – I hope you enjoy A Policeman’s Lot – I hear he’s rather good you know. Wink, wink!
Great loot! Stop by and see my Box when you get a chance!
Great week! You have some sweet reading in your future! Here is what I got.