Singing River

by W.C. Tuttle

When Sad Sontag and Swede Harrison stumble upon the apparently lifeless body of "Sheep King" Dan Reynolds in San Francisco, they flee the hangman's noose to Singing River, Wyoming - a place mentioned in a telegram in Reynolds's room. But once they're taken on at the Two Bar J P, they find themselves caught up in a war of sheepmen versus cattlemen.

Reynolds, needing more range for his sheep, has a finger in every pie, and spies across the land, including one at the Two Bar J P. Soon Sad and Swede are suspected of working for the sheepmen, while the recovering Reynolds is after them for helping the cattlemen. Just about everyone wants to capture or kill the two pards, it seems - but when the bullets start to fly, they're determined to stand their ground and see justice served.

236 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1934

About the author

W. C. Tuttle (Wilbur Coleman Tuttle) was an American writer, almost all of which were westerns. His best known character was Hashknife Hartley, who along with his friend Sleepy Stevens, served as unofficial detectives solving crimes on the ranches where they worked as cowboys.

He was also a screenwriter hailing back to the silent era. He wrote the screenplays for 52 films between 1915 and 1945.

A semi-pro baseball player in his youth, Tuttle served as President of the Pacific Coast Baseball League 1935-1943.[1] Tuttle recommended to the Los Angeles Angels that the team should ask Gene Lillard to join them.

Reviews

[Alice · Rating 5 out of 5]

So many twists and turns no wonder the characters often didn't understand what was going on :)

A great book by a western writer who's books are often hard to come by in the UK, especially those featuring some of his best characters: Sad Sontag and Swede Harrigan (as in this book) and also, the great, Hashknife Hartley and Sleepy Stevens.