O'Brien 1: The Silver Trail

by Ben Bridges

FROM THE QUICK-FIRE PEN OF MULTIPLE-TIME AMAZON KINDLE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING WESTERN WRITER COMES MORE BLAZING FRONTIER ACTION!! Carter O’Brien’s gun is for hire, but only when the job—and the money—are right. He’s been everything from lawman to bounty hawk and he’s as tough as they come. Right now he’s riding shotgun for an expedition led by an ex-Army buddy. Their to find a lost canyon of silver down in Mexico. But the way is blocked by gunmen working for a greedy Mexican businessman, and a ghost from O’Brien’s past. To survive, O’Brien must kill or be killed...

119 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 5, 2013

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

[D. E. · Rating 5 out of 5]

A BB. Arizona/Califirnia/Baja California Western Action Adventure (TST) (AOWB - 1

BB. has penned an Arizona/California/Baja California western action adventure titled, "The Silver Trail" which begins with businessmen hiring O'Brien, as a guide, in an effort to locate a hidden silver mine in Baja California. It will be a difficult trip from there current location to the location of the mine, which has been watched by a gang of Mexican banditos. O'Brien realizes that these people may have bitten off more than they chew. His is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS

[Wylie Marshall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Taking God’s name in vain!

This is the second book that I have started and quit reading because of you taking God’s name in vain! You don’t do it a lot, so why do it at all? It just down grades the book when you do that! It certainly is not needed Mr. Bridges!!!

[Barry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well written and well done western. Plot line and story very common and predictable. The quality of the writing the only reason for 3 stars.

[Carl Hunter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rating

Excellant book. Enjoyed the story very much. I m not sure. If I have read Ben bridges books before but I will read them in the future.

[John C. Malcolm · Rating 4 out of 5]

Damn good for a first novel. I will continue the series.