The Man From Nowhere (LIN)

by Theodore V. Olsen

The right side of the law could mean the wrong side of a bullet.

Genres: Westerns

240 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1987

About the author

Theodore 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.

Reviews

[Robert Hepple · Rating 4 out of 5]

First published in 1959, 'The Man from Nowhere' is a short Western novel about an outlaw trying to go straight. The plot is very predictable - you know who the bad guys are and you have a good inkling of just what tricks they are going to pull during the tale - but it is well written by an accomplished writer in the genre and that does make up for much of it. An enjoyable, quick read.

[Lynda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gritty, compelling western of an outlaw gang and the boy, Johnny Vano, who tried to turn his life around. Quite a short, compact story. Well-written.

[Will G. · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Jennifer Putney · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the cowboy tropes. This was a fun western. :) Satisfying ending.