What do you think?
Rate this book
Marshal Jeremy Six #2
The Night It Rained Bullets
It started out with four drunken gunslingers raising the devil in a local saloon. Jeremy Six, marshal of Spanish Flat, knew it was going to be tough enough to silence that bunch.
But Spanish Flat was in for more than just that little ruckus that night. The tough little crossroads town was in for a blizzard that would make the roads impassable, that would drive the temperature down to zero and the frustrated anger of its frontier toughs boiling.
And then would come the refugees from the storm—the chilly-eyed killer riding in from the outlaw trail and the two-legged wolves from their rangeland hideouts.
They’d all be playing hell in Spanish Flat. And if there was to be a town still standing there tomorrow, it would be up to Jeremy to survive … the night it rained bullets!
The author of more than seventy books, Brian Garfield is one of USA’s most prolific writes of thrillers, westerns and other genre fiction. Raised in Arizona, Garfield found success at an early age, publishing his first novel when he was only eighteen – which, at the time, made him one of the youngest writers of Western novels in print.
A former ranch-hand, he is a student of Western and South-western history, an expert on guns, and a sports car enthusiast. After time in the Army, a few years touring with a jazz band, and a Master's Degree from the University of Arizona, he settled into writing full time.
Garfield is a past president of the Mystery Writers of America and the Western Writers of America, and the only author to have held both offices. Nineteen of his novels have been made into films, including Death Wish (1972), The Last Hard Men (1976) and Hopscotch (1975), for which he wrote the screenplay.
To date, his novels have sold over twenty million copies worldwide. He and his wife live in California.
But Spanish Flat was in for more than just that little ruckus that night. The tough little crossroads town was in for a blizzard that would make the roads impassable, that would drive the temperature down to zero and the frustrated anger of its frontier toughs boiling.
And then would come the refugees from the storm—the chilly-eyed killer riding in from the outlaw trail and the two-legged wolves from their rangeland hideouts.
They’d all be playing hell in Spanish Flat. And if there was to be a town still standing there tomorrow, it would be up to Jeremy to survive … the night it rained bullets!
The author of more than seventy books, Brian Garfield is one of USA’s most prolific writes of thrillers, westerns and other genre fiction. Raised in Arizona, Garfield found success at an early age, publishing his first novel when he was only eighteen – which, at the time, made him one of the youngest writers of Western novels in print.
A former ranch-hand, he is a student of Western and South-western history, an expert on guns, and a sports car enthusiast. After time in the Army, a few years touring with a jazz band, and a Master's Degree from the University of Arizona, he settled into writing full time.
Garfield is a past president of the Mystery Writers of America and the Western Writers of America, and the only author to have held both offices. Nineteen of his novels have been made into films, including Death Wish (1972), The Last Hard Men (1976) and Hopscotch (1975), for which he wrote the screenplay.
To date, his novels have sold over twenty million copies worldwide. He and his wife live in California.
- GenresWesterns
134 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 1, 2018
2 people are currently reading
11 people want to read
About the author
Brian Garfield
106 books77 followersBrian Francis Wynne Garfield was a novelist and screenwriter. He wrote his first published book at the age of eighteen, and gained prominence with 1975 his book Hopscotch, which won the Edgar Award for Best Novel. He is best known for his 1972 novel Death Wish, which was adapted for the 1974 film of the same title, followed by four sequels, and a remake starring Bruce Willis.
His follow-up 1975 sequel to Death Wish, Death Sentence, was very loosely adapted into a film of the same name which was released to theaters in late 2007, though an entirely different storyline, but with the novel's same look on vigilantism. Garfield is also the author of The Thousand-Mile War: World War II in Alaska and the Aleutians, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for History. Garfield's latest book, published in 2007, is Meinertzhagen, the biography of controversial British intelligence officer Richard Meinertzhagen.
Brian Garfield was the author of more than 70 books that sold more than 20 million copies worldwide, and 19 of his works were made into films or TV shows. He also served as president of the Western Writers of America and the Mystery Writers of America.
Pseudonyms:
• Bennett Garland
• John Ives
• Drew Mallory
• Frank O'Brian
• Brian Wynne
• Frank Wynne
His follow-up 1975 sequel to Death Wish, Death Sentence, was very loosely adapted into a film of the same name which was released to theaters in late 2007, though an entirely different storyline, but with the novel's same look on vigilantism. Garfield is also the author of The Thousand-Mile War: World War II in Alaska and the Aleutians, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for History. Garfield's latest book, published in 2007, is Meinertzhagen, the biography of controversial British intelligence officer Richard Meinertzhagen.
Brian Garfield was the author of more than 70 books that sold more than 20 million copies worldwide, and 19 of his works were made into films or TV shows. He also served as president of the Western Writers of America and the Mystery Writers of America.
Pseudonyms:
• Bennett Garland
• John Ives
• Drew Mallory
• Frank O'Brian
• Brian Wynne
• Frank Wynne
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews
January 29, 2023
Prolific and talented author Brian Garfield, writing as Brian Wynne, wrote several Westerns taking place in the fictional town of Spanish Flat starring hard-boiled Marshal Jeremy Six. Here the town is invaded by three exceedingly psychotic and brutal outlaws during a winter snowstorm, The arrival of a gambler with a gunslinger reputation, and a drunken rich gambling troublemaker add to the explosive situation which soon escalates out of control resulting in Six having to make some hard decisions and resort to some serious violence. I tend to like stories that take place in confined locations due to conditions that the characters don’t have control of, storms, hurricanes, etc. Tarantino’s Hateful Eight comes to mind. A single day compressed timeline ramps up the tension to a blistering pace making this difficult to put down. A fine novel and an easy four stars.
March 26, 2019
If you only want to read one western by Brian Garfield, make it Sliphammer. If you want to read another western by Brian Garfield, make the second one The Last Hard Men. If you want three, get Tripwire. All right, I think I've made my point. Onto the review...
The Night It Rained Bullets is a story told by an author who clearly knows what he's doing but would maybe rather be doing something else. I could be wrong. Garfield did manage to churn out five or six more books in this series. And sincerity can be overrated in making of art and entertainment.
What did I like about the book? Well, the opening chapter was great fun as we watch the Marshal stand off some ruffians and I was very impressed by how the author evoked the blizzard that cripples the town for most of the story. Also, how the different plot threads are tied to together neatly at the end. There was a point when I thought, "Wait, how's he going to make this cohere?" I shouldn't have worried. Brian Garfield was a pro. Maybe you won't be surprised by anything in this book but I was and I am grateful for it.
Sadly, the climax and closing lines left me a little cold. Stories with heroes should be stories about the heroes, not about some random dude who wandered into town to wait out the storm. Here's hoping my next foray into this series goes a bit better.
The Night It Rained Bullets is a story told by an author who clearly knows what he's doing but would maybe rather be doing something else. I could be wrong. Garfield did manage to churn out five or six more books in this series. And sincerity can be overrated in making of art and entertainment.
What did I like about the book? Well, the opening chapter was great fun as we watch the Marshal stand off some ruffians and I was very impressed by how the author evoked the blizzard that cripples the town for most of the story. Also, how the different plot threads are tied to together neatly at the end. There was a point when I thought, "Wait, how's he going to make this cohere?" I shouldn't have worried. Brian Garfield was a pro. Maybe you won't be surprised by anything in this book but I was and I am grateful for it.
Sadly, the climax and closing lines left me a little cold. Stories with heroes should be stories about the heroes, not about some random dude who wandered into town to wait out the storm. Here's hoping my next foray into this series goes a bit better.
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews