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Gideon Thorn #3
Ghost Town
Fresh from a taking down a cannibal clan in frontier Missouri, bound for a new case in Colorado, Gideon Thorn interrupts a highway robbery and finds himself, as a result, transported to the very mouth of Hell on the Kansas prairie. What is the secret concealed by Lazarus, a town welcoming unexpected 'guests of honor' on the anniversary of its razing by Confederate guerrillas in the Civil War? What are the motives of its strange inhabitants, and which—if any—of the visitors will manage to survive? Is Lazarus the fated end of Thorn's long, winding search for answers to the Wild West's mysteries?
228 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 30, 2015
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About the author
Michael Newton
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From Wikipedia:
"Michael Newton (born 1951) is an American author best known for his work on Don Pendleton's Mack Bolan series. Newton first began work on the Executioner series by co-writing "The Executioner's War Book" with Don Pendleton in 1977. Since then he has been a steady writer for the series with almost 90 entries to his credit, which triples the amount written by creator Don Pendleton. His skills and knowledge of the series have allowed him to be picked by the publishers to write the milestone novels such as #100, #200, and #300.
Writing under the pseudonym Lyle Brandt, Michael Newton has also become a popular writer of Western novels. He has written a number of successful non-fiction titles as well, including a book on genre writing (How to Write Action Adventure Novels). His book Invisible Empire: The Ku Klux Klan in Florida won the Florida Historical Society's 2002 Rembert Patrick Award for Best Book in Florida History. Newton's "Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology" won the American Library Association's award for Outstanding Reference Work in 2006."
Pen names: Lyle Brandt, Don Pendleton, Jack Buchanan
Bibiliography available here.
From Wikipedia:
"Michael Newton (born 1951) is an American author best known for his work on Don Pendleton's Mack Bolan series. Newton first began work on the Executioner series by co-writing "The Executioner's War Book" with Don Pendleton in 1977. Since then he has been a steady writer for the series with almost 90 entries to his credit, which triples the amount written by creator Don Pendleton. His skills and knowledge of the series have allowed him to be picked by the publishers to write the milestone novels such as #100, #200, and #300.
Writing under the pseudonym Lyle Brandt, Michael Newton has also become a popular writer of Western novels. He has written a number of successful non-fiction titles as well, including a book on genre writing (How to Write Action Adventure Novels). His book Invisible Empire: The Ku Klux Klan in Florida won the Florida Historical Society's 2002 Rembert Patrick Award for Best Book in Florida History. Newton's "Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology" won the American Library Association's award for Outstanding Reference Work in 2006."
Pen names: Lyle Brandt, Don Pendleton, Jack Buchanan
Bibiliography available here.
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October 31, 2022
Not a very believable tale of the supernatural, March 19, 2017
This review is from: Ghost Town (Gideon Thorn #3) (Kindle Edition)
The two previous Gideon Thorne books were quite good. Skinwalker was more of an adventure/mystery than a novel of the supernatural. Leviathan Rising features a dragon like creature which may or may not be supernatural. Both books have little details such as the food eaten by Thorne which help the reader suspend disbelief and accept the idea of the mysterious creatures and occurrences. However Ghost Town has so many problems with the premise and the logic of the story that no amount of believable detail can sell the story. I do not like to divulge plot details so I will mention just one problem with the story. The stage line runs right by the fairly short road to the town and the stage relay station is not that far away. Yet none of the people associated with the stage line have ever noticed anything odd even though the town is not even on the map? This is just not a very believable story of the supernatural.
This review is from: Ghost Town (Gideon Thorn #3) (Kindle Edition)
The two previous Gideon Thorne books were quite good. Skinwalker was more of an adventure/mystery than a novel of the supernatural. Leviathan Rising features a dragon like creature which may or may not be supernatural. Both books have little details such as the food eaten by Thorne which help the reader suspend disbelief and accept the idea of the mysterious creatures and occurrences. However Ghost Town has so many problems with the premise and the logic of the story that no amount of believable detail can sell the story. I do not like to divulge plot details so I will mention just one problem with the story. The stage line runs right by the fairly short road to the town and the stage relay station is not that far away. Yet none of the people associated with the stage line have ever noticed anything odd even though the town is not even on the map? This is just not a very believable story of the supernatural.
October 13, 2020
This third adventure of Gideon Thorn is on par with the first two; Great pacing, great atmosphere and a spooky mystery to solve. This time we get a well done ghost (town) story with a strong showing from some of the secondary characters. After three books, I notice a welcome trend with this series of having nice little details (mostly regarding foods and firearms) that really sell/ground the historical western setting. So with all these qualities and the pure straightforwardness of Michael Newton writing style, I think anyone with a passing interest in weird/horror western should give this series a try.
June 16, 2021
Thorne has done it again!!!!!!!
I really like this author he always keeps you guessing . Thorne is a believable character and I look forward to the next book before I finish the one I am currently reading. I am hoping Thorne finds a partner to help him with mysteries to come. I hate is always alone. I am hoping there will be a lady to capture his heart before the last book ends.
I really like this author he always keeps you guessing . Thorne is a believable character and I look forward to the next book before I finish the one I am currently reading. I am hoping Thorne finds a partner to help him with mysteries to come. I hate is always alone. I am hoping there will be a lady to capture his heart before the last book ends.
November 7, 2022
This felt rather rushed
October 16, 2016
Pretty Good Continuation
Gideon Thorn has moved on to a new town with new mysteries. I really enjoy the adventures of Gideon, and I find him a very likeable character. I look forward to going on many more adventures with him, but the author really needs to get someone to proofread future books. His previous work was almost flawless, but in this one, there were places he seemed to think faster than his hands could type. Still a good adventure.
Gideon Thorn has moved on to a new town with new mysteries. I really enjoy the adventures of Gideon, and I find him a very likeable character. I look forward to going on many more adventures with him, but the author really needs to get someone to proofread future books. His previous work was almost flawless, but in this one, there were places he seemed to think faster than his hands could type. Still a good adventure.
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