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Lone Hand
TALES OF THE OLD WEST
The fiction of T.V. Olsen has always been filled with realistic, flesh-and-blood characters, and tight suspenseful plots that keep readers pinned to their seats—all set against the dramatic backdrop of the Old West. Here are a short novel and ten stories, all of which capture Olsen at his spectacular best. The short novel "Lone Hand" takes the familiar theme of the gunfighter fleeing from his past and reinvents it with startling psychological depth. "Jason's Journal" is a ghost story of passion and betrayal set on the Arizona frontier. And rarely has Olsen reached the level of tension that he achieves in the masterful "Five Minutes." But each tale in this collection is a fine example of Western storytelling at its peak, tales so authentic you can practically smell the smoke from the campfires.
276 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 1, 1997
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Theodore V. Olsen
75 books8 followersTheodore Victor Olsen (April 25, 1932 in Rhinelander, Wisconsin – July 13, 1993 in Rhinelander) was an American western fiction author.
Olsen's family immigrated from Norway in 1901. Theodore Olsen was born on April 25, 1932 in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. He went to school in Rhinelander and began to write in high school. He began a western novel at that time. Olsen went to college in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He finally finished his novel, Haven of the Hunted, and it was published in 1956. Olsen also began to sell western stories to pulp magazines at this time. Though Olsen would occasionally travel west, he lived his whole life in Rhinelander and would use exhaustive research to help accurately portray scenes of the west in his stories.
Olsen was married to fellow western fiction author Beverly Butler.
Olsen died in Rhinelander on July 13, 1993, and several works were published posthumously.
Much of T.V. Olsen's family still lives in the Rhinelander region. They own a 300-acre (1.2 sq km) ranch with a century old farm house and dairy barn.
Olsen's family immigrated from Norway in 1901. Theodore Olsen was born on April 25, 1932 in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. He went to school in Rhinelander and began to write in high school. He began a western novel at that time. Olsen went to college in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He finally finished his novel, Haven of the Hunted, and it was published in 1956. Olsen also began to sell western stories to pulp magazines at this time. Though Olsen would occasionally travel west, he lived his whole life in Rhinelander and would use exhaustive research to help accurately portray scenes of the west in his stories.
Olsen was married to fellow western fiction author Beverly Butler.
Olsen died in Rhinelander on July 13, 1993, and several works were published posthumously.
Much of T.V. Olsen's family still lives in the Rhinelander region. They own a 300-acre (1.2 sq km) ranch with a century old farm house and dairy barn.
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May 5, 2018
Western Short Stories by TVO/12 With Varied Storylines
TVO has penned another set of shorty stories, of which, 3 became full fledged novels. Even though they are short stories their themes are always the good, the bad and the ugly. The good guys so ways get the girl. The bad guys cross the line between illigeal and legal means of operation with a simple rule of "Do no harm" The ugly are the fathers, brothers and other family members who cross the line with murder and mayhem. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
TVO has penned another set of shorty stories, of which, 3 became full fledged novels. Even though they are short stories their themes are always the good, the bad and the ugly. The good guys so ways get the girl. The bad guys cross the line between illigeal and legal means of operation with a simple rule of "Do no harm" The ugly are the fathers, brothers and other family members who cross the line with murder and mayhem. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
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