Bitter Wind

by Wayne D. Overholser, Jeff Harding (Narrator)

Jake Murdock is a small Wyoming rancher with big ambitions. The only thing he lacks is money. Bill Lang, a hired gun, has been severely wounded in a confrontation with the Flynn clan, so Jake takes him back to his ranch. It is there that Bill meets Ellie, the mixed-blood woman with whom Jake lives. The situation is complicated by the growing friendship between Bill and Jake, one that Jake wants to result in a partnership. And Ellie is another problem; Bill falls in love with her, and Jake ultimately plans to desert her for a more socially acceptable white woman. In the meantime, there is an outbreak of war with Sioux bands that have left the reservation. A thrilling account of frontier life and the changes it imposed on those who chose to seek their fortune in a time of turbulence.

Genres: Westerns, Fiction

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First published January 1, 2006

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

[Kim Willis · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like a good Western and this was one

An interesting story about one mans life and the settling of the west. I have to point out one thing the author made a mistake with- maybe. You'll know what I'm talking about if you read the book. There were milk buckets by the bodies of the men the main characters stepson was accused of killing. The boy claimed the men were dead already when he got there in the early morning, he was hired just to scare them. The defense lawyer said they were killed in the night. The boy was acquitted. But men don't go out in the night to milk. Was this a hint the boy got away with murder?

[D. E. · Rating 5 out of 5]

A WDO. Western Adventure/US Calvary/Indians/A New Town/Profit/Sheriff/A Son

WDO. has. penned a western adventure about a man who no longer wants to be a gunslinger. He leaves the Southwest and heads North. He becomes partners with an old mountain man/ cowboy/They scout for General Crook until after the Battle at the Little Big Horn/One becomes a big time rancher and the other a Sheriff. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very slow moving bit of a bore going no where but then a great ending. All the build up was well worth the time.

[Mickey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Read!

Kept moving through the whole story. I will read it again someday. Good ending. Overholser is a great story teller.

[Kellyt · Rating 4 out of 5]

First book I’ve read by this author. It was an engaging story of prejudice, love, and bit of redemption.