Silvertip Trap

Silvertip

by Brand

Bill Naylor had only one hero in his life - famed outlaw Barry Christian. And when blind luck threw the two men together, Naylor was ready to tackle the toughest job Christian had up his sleeve - the murder of Christian's dread enemy, Jim Silver. It was Naylor's chance to prove himself, and he knew Christian's plan couldn't fail. But there was one vital factor Christian didn't take into account - and that factor was going to decide whether Naylor lived or died!

Genres: Westerns

Paperback

First published January 1, 1961

Reviews

[Jeff Tankersley · Rating 2 out of 5]

An occasional outlaw named Bill Naylor is sitting alone on the range, contemplating what he should do next with his life, when he witnesses a well-known outlaw named Barry Christian fall into a raging river to escape a posse of lawmen. Bill saves him and befriends the fame-seeking Christian, setting him on a path of worshipful teaming with his hero Christian that has a number of fun adventures and sequences of self-discovery. Christian himself has a half-combative half-emulating respect for a legendary lawman named Jim Silver who he worriedly keeps in mind while planning jailbreaks and train robberies.

Verdict: "Silvertip's Trap" (1933) is an interesting concept but a mostly boringly-told western adventure in the shoes of a conflicted young everyman named Bill Naylor that is just kind of muddled and poorly paced. Brand has better stuff out there.

Jeff's Rating: 2 / 5 (Okay)
movie rating if made into a movie: PG

[Robert Hepple · Rating 4 out of 5]

Published in book form in 1946, 'Silvertip's Trap' is one of many published after the author's death having previously been published in pulp fiction serialised form. Most, like this one, are well written and are very traditional style western novels.

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The writing just keeps you going and going. Enjoyable book. Can a criminal recover his life by his actions?

[Pemo Asem · Rating 5 out of 5]

27 years later, I still love to read the book.

[Mike Grady · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting entry into the Silvertip series - the primary character is Bill Naylor, who finds himself torn between good and evil.

[Kristen · Rating 4 out of 5]

You gotta love Silvertip!

[Ronald · Rating 3 out of 5]

read SOMETIME in 2001