Starpacker

by Ben Bridges

FAST-MOVING FRONTIER ACTION FROM THIRTEEN-TIME AMAZON KINDLE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING WESTERN WRITER BEN BRIDGES!! Hunter took his Colt from leather and checked it over one last time. He should have guessed his vengeance-quest would end in gunplay. Guns had played such a large part in it already; why shouldn't they have the last word? He stepped outside. The street was deserted save for the man who’d called him out, who stood twenty yards away — the most dangerous gunfighter in the whole south-west. Hunter saw faces watching him through dusty windows, and wondered whose side they were on. Did they care whether he survived this fight or died in the dust? He stepped down into the street. This was the moment when you no longer drew up your gun just to blast the tips off Apache plumes or shatter empty bottles — but quite simply, to kill ... "A superb natural storyteller," -- Twentieth Century Western Writers "Ben Bridges is arguably the best western writer Britain has ever produced," -- Steve Hayes, author of Viva Gringo! "A consistently original western writer whose talent has been touched by genius," -- Mike Stotter, author of McKinney's Revenge

141 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 24, 2012

About the author

For as long as I can remember, I always wanted to be a writer, but it was my Dad, Henry Whitehead, who really fostered my interest in the west. As a security man employed by a large chemical company, he often found himself working the nightshift by himself, and to pass the long, lonely hours he would hand-copy pictures from old Buffalo Bill Annuals and then fetch them home for me to colour in.

During the day, Dad also made up western stories and dictated them into our old reel-to-reel tape recorder, so that I could listen to them when I got home from school. He even added sound effects as he went along, wiggling his fingers in a bowl of water to give the impression of outlaws fording a shallow stream, or bursting balloons to simulate gunfire. So it's really no wonder that I eventually developed such an interest in the west.

As I grew older, I started reading just about every western I could lay my hands on. I began with J T Edson's Floating Outfit novels and eventually moved on to the Larry and Stretch westerns of Marshall Grover (a.k.a. Leonard F Meares). Along the way, I also started writing westerns of my own, the adventures of Clint Jones, Railroad Detective, being among the earliest.

Reviews

[Ronald Lytle · Rating 5 out of 5]

A thanks to Ben bridges

A good read. Not many bad words an no. Horrible sex was a cliffhanger and kept me interested and quite entertained. Thanks.

[John Shearer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Starpacker

This is very fast paced story,one that keeps getting better as it goes along. The story is pretty much straightforward but has enough little twists that helps it along.

[Patricia · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a fun western. Tom Hunter is a likeable main character. The book has a lot of typos though. And thank God this awful cover was already changed.

[Peter Cornell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Darn Good Adventure

Great story, lots plot twists, and enough action for anybody. A quick fun read. Once again Ben Bridges comes through with a homerun.