Hell Rider by Hank Madison, a pseudonym for British author Donald S. Rowland (
ISFDB,
SFE) is his vintage standalone western historical action adventure novel, this one set in Texas a decade after the end of the Civil War, starring a retired soldier turned rancher who strikes back against a gang of cattle rustlers, setting off a tragic series of escalating retaliations which can only end in revenge, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press' Pioneering imprint.
This was originally published in 1979 by Robert Hale.
Currently free @
Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK and pretty much everywhere else Amazon sells worldwide, since this is being done via their KDP Select exclusive-or-else program)
Description
Pushed to the limit...
It’s ten years since the Civil War ended, yet life in Texas is still as bleak and dangerous as ever.
Travis Carter, who fought for the Confederacy during the war, thought he had seen his fair share of bloodshed and was looking forward to spending the rest of his days on his ranch.
But before long, a gang of rustlers strike in Claydon County and Carter feels it is his duty to fight back.
After shooting a rustler’s father, his own family become targets in a bitter battle of revenge and spite, with Carter being the final prize...
By making one wrong decision and leaving his wife and daughter at the ranch, Carter is left with no desire other than pure vengeance.
Void of all compassion, he descends to the level of the men he goes out to hunt, testing his courage and stamina in the process.
With everyone’s life at stake, tensions are high and it only takes one bullet to end it all…