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ATDrake · 02-07-2017, 03:38 PM

Saddlerock by the late British author John Glasby (ISFDB, Wikipedia, SFE), who in addition to being a prolific multi-genre writer, was apparently also a research chemist which is a pretty cool day job to have, is his standalone western historical action adventure novel, this one some kind of baroque matryoshka tale of revenge-within-a-revenge, with a robber gang taking revenge upon the man who put them in jail for robbery by framing him for robbery, and the man in return taking revenge against the robber gang for framing him for robbery by hunting them down to put back in jail for robbery (and framing him for robbery), and so forth, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press' Pioneering imprint, who are e-printing it from its 1964 edition originaly out from John Spencer's Badger Books imprint under the pseudonym Chuck Adams, which was later reprinted as part of Robert Hale's Black Horse Western line using the pseudonym Rick Lander.

Currently free @ Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK and probably everywhere else that Amazon sells worldwide, since this is being done via their KDP select exclusive-or-else program)

Description
Wanted dead or alive…

Just before the dawn breaks, Chapman and his gang ride into the small town of Saddlerock.

They plan to rob the stage carrying more than a hundred thousand dollars’ worth of gold.

But their ambitions don’t stop there.

They also intend to embroil Matt Turner in the plot, and frame him for the robbery.

Driven mad by his desire for revenge upon Turner, who provided evidence that put them in jail, Chapman and his gang are not content on just killing him.

They want to make him pay.

They plant a series of incriminating objects that will tie Turner to the crime and, before he knows it, he finds himself in jail with a lynch mob banging down the doors.

The local sheriff believes his story, releases him and advises him to run under the cover of darkness and being a new life under a new identity.

But Turner will not rest until he has cleared his name and settled the score.

He finds himself trapped by a set of circumstances that were not his making, forced to kill to save his own skin.

And he will do anything it takes to make sure justice is done.

But with a one-thousand-dollar price tag on his head, can he survive long enough to bring Chapman and his gang to justice?

After all, these are some of the most dangerous men this side of the border...

Packed with fast-paced action and bullet flying showdowns, Saddlerock is a classic western about the true cost of revenge.

02-07-2017, 03:38 PM	#1
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Free (Kindle) Saddlerock by John Glasby [Western Recursive Revenge Action Novel] Saddlerock by the late British author John Glasby (ISFDB, Wikipedia, SFE), who in addition to being a prolific multi-genre writer, was apparently also a research chemist which is a pretty cool day job to have, is his standalone western historical action adventure novel, this one some kind of baroque matryoshka tale of revenge-within-a-revenge, with a robber gang taking revenge upon the man who put them in jail for robbery by framing him for robbery, and the man in return taking revenge against the robber gang for framing him for robbery by hunting them down to put back in jail for robbery (and framing him for robbery), and so forth, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press' Pioneering imprint, who are e-printing it from its 1964 edition originaly out from John Spencer's Badger Books imprint under the pseudonym Chuck Adams, which was later reprinted as part of Robert Hale's Black Horse Western line using the pseudonym Rick Lander. Currently free @ Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK and probably everywhere else that Amazon sells worldwide, since this is being done via their KDP select exclusive-or-else program) Description Wanted dead or alive… Just before the dawn breaks, Chapman and his gang ride into the small town of Saddlerock. They plan to rob the stage carrying more than a hundred thousand dollars’ worth of gold. But their ambitions don’t stop there. They also intend to embroil Matt Turner in the plot, and frame him for the robbery. Driven mad by his desire for revenge upon Turner, who provided evidence that put them in jail, Chapman and his gang are not content on just killing him. They want to make him pay. They plant a series of incriminating objects that will tie Turner to the crime and, before he knows it, he finds himself in jail with a lynch mob banging down the doors. The local sheriff believes his story, releases him and advises him to run under the cover of darkness and being a new life under a new identity. But Turner will not rest until he has cleared his name and settled the score. He finds himself trapped by a set of circumstances that were not his making, forced to kill to save his own skin. And he will do anything it takes to make sure justice is done. But with a one-thousand-dollar price tag on his head, can he survive long enough to bring Chapman and his gang to justice? After all, these are some of the most dangerous men this side of the border... Packed with fast-paced action and bullet flying showdowns, Saddlerock is a classic western about the true cost of revenge.