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Billy's Back
Billy McGowan, famed gunfighter and bounty hunter, is coming home to hang up his guns for good. A peaceful life on a ranch with his best friend's widow, Attie Matheson, and her family, beckons enticingly. For years life could not be better; until one day the past comes roaring back to haunt them. A pair of trigger-happy outlaws show up with a thirst for revenge. Tragedy reigns and Billy finds himself torn between keeping his promise to Attie or leaving two bloodthirsty outlaws to run loose on the frontier. Does he still have what it takes to face these desperate criminals in a gunfight? Will he be helped or hindered by the law in his quest? Will he be able to bring justice to his adopted family without robbing them of the one thing they need most - himself? The stakes have never been higher!
143 pages, Paperback
Published May 20, 2020
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Orris Slade
62 books11 followersOrris Slade writes westerns. Written from a down-to-earth, gritty perspective, these tales are meant to entertain and captivate readers. Orris originates from Oregon and now hangs his hat in Montana.
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August 15, 2020
Another outstanding western masterpiece by one of the most compelling authors of realistic old West adventures. A fast moving series of unending excitement, as Billy seeks revenge for the loss of his dearest friend!
Definitely another five star masterpiece of heartwarming adventures that immediately reaches out and grabs your undivided attention from beginning to end, as Billy pulls no punches in retaliation for the loss of his adoptive father-in-law. The author's outstanding selection of storylines are unsurpassed in their efforts to entertain the reader's undivided attention from beginning to end. Too, his character selections certainly were effectively selected for their commanding assignments throughout the entire story.
This is a family-friendly accounting of how I have perceived our old American West was probably tamed, and the Author's descriptive rendition of gunfighting was perfectly selected from beginning to end! I too, believe that justice being served is the appropriate decision and saves the Courts a lot of time for more appropriate measures!
Most definitely recommend this facinatingly impressive western folklore masterpiece to all readers, but especially to you western addicted fanatics will definitely be as overwhelmingly impressed as I was. There is one exciting episode after the other, and even you non-western fanatics will find yourselves completely engrossed within the first few pages of this family-friendly accounting of realistic western folklore adventures! Try it! You'll love it!!!😃
Definitely another five star masterpiece of heartwarming adventures that immediately reaches out and grabs your undivided attention from beginning to end, as Billy pulls no punches in retaliation for the loss of his adoptive father-in-law. The author's outstanding selection of storylines are unsurpassed in their efforts to entertain the reader's undivided attention from beginning to end. Too, his character selections certainly were effectively selected for their commanding assignments throughout the entire story.
This is a family-friendly accounting of how I have perceived our old American West was probably tamed, and the Author's descriptive rendition of gunfighting was perfectly selected from beginning to end! I too, believe that justice being served is the appropriate decision and saves the Courts a lot of time for more appropriate measures!
Most definitely recommend this facinatingly impressive western folklore masterpiece to all readers, but especially to you western addicted fanatics will definitely be as overwhelmingly impressed as I was. There is one exciting episode after the other, and even you non-western fanatics will find yourselves completely engrossed within the first few pages of this family-friendly accounting of realistic western folklore adventures! Try it! You'll love it!!!😃
June 26, 2023
I bought an omnibus collection of 21 Orris Slade novels for less than 2 dollars (Canadian) so how come these books be any good? And who the hell is Orris Slade? His he a real person or a house name (please let me know if you have the answer)? At first I started the read the sample of this massive omnibus and low and behold I could not stop reading. I could literally be reading a thousand other books in the western genre from reputable authors, but I read Billy's Back from the mysterious Orris Slade and could not be happier for it. The story is very good, the pacing is perfect and the writing style is easy-to-read and flows very smoothly. It felt like one of those "matiné" western movie where the good guys wear white hats and the bad guys wear black hats and sometime this is exactly the type of traditional western one needs. Orris Slade (whom ever he is) posses very good storytelling skills and has kept me entertained for the duration of Billy's story. Nothing too deep here, just a plain old good cowboy story well told.
June 10, 2020
Billy's Back
Billy McGowan was more than ready to have a place to hang his hat for more than one night at a time. He was ready for a place to call his own, and more than that, he was ready for a family to go with it. He was giving up being a bounty hunter to be a family man, a rancher. Now if people will just forget who he was and let him start fresh with who he wants to be everything will be fine and maybe , as long as his family is safe, Billy McGowan will face away, forever gone.
Billy McGowan was more than ready to have a place to hang his hat for more than one night at a time. He was ready for a place to call his own, and more than that, he was ready for a family to go with it. He was giving up being a bounty hunter to be a family man, a rancher. Now if people will just forget who he was and let him start fresh with who he wants to be everything will be fine and maybe , as long as his family is safe, Billy McGowan will face away, forever gone.
June 24, 2020
Billy's Back
This was a pretty good read that could have been better if just a it longer. The story was a good one but took just a little too much for granted, unless there was a previous story that I missed.
This was a pretty good read that could have been better if just a it longer. The story was a good one but took just a little too much for granted, unless there was a previous story that I missed.
July 18, 2020
Great story, making a change
Not losing yourself in the mix. Some things are needed, just not all the time. Defiantly when murder and kidnapping happen though. Highly recommended for all readers.
Not losing yourself in the mix. Some things are needed, just not all the time. Defiantly when murder and kidnapping happen though. Highly recommended for all readers.
June 7, 2020
Great story
I really enjoyed this book. A really good balance in the plots. Good characters with lots of depths. Can't wait to read more from this author
I really enjoyed this book. A really good balance in the plots. Good characters with lots of depths. Can't wait to read more from this author
June 10, 2020
Good read!
Always enjoy Slade books! Characters are well defined and actions taken are believable. Definitely look forward to more from this author!
Always enjoy Slade books! Characters are well defined and actions taken are believable. Definitely look forward to more from this author!
June 20, 2020
Great Story
This is a very good Western tale all about, “Doing the Right Thing@! It is a thriller from beginners to the end.
This is a very good Western tale all about, “Doing the Right Thing@! It is a thriller from beginners to the end.
July 4, 2020
Why I don’t review books
Your program sucks! I don’t review books because you have to have a title and you have to write far more than 20 words.
Your program sucks! I don’t review books because you have to have a title and you have to write far more than 20 words.
August 3, 2020
Excellent
This is one of the great reads, I fully enjoyed it and recommend it to all western readers. Please follow this book with another great read, thank you.
This is one of the great reads, I fully enjoyed it and recommend it to all western readers. Please follow this book with another great read, thank you.
September 11, 2020
Billy's zack
Enjoyed this book very much as usual, books are first rate so much in them of history, So much of love
JD
Enjoyed this book very much as usual, books are first rate so much in them of history, So much of love
JD
November 2, 2020
Trust in yourself
An excellent story line from start to finish. This story was hard to put down and finished with a flourish
An excellent story line from start to finish. This story was hard to put down and finished with a flourish
November 7, 2020
I loved it
This is a really great read. Bounty hunter gets married and does good. Forced to go back on the trail to protect his family.
Classic western story.!!
This is a really great read. Bounty hunter gets married and does good. Forced to go back on the trail to protect his family.
Classic western story.!!
December 5, 2020
A good clean read
Had a good plot with likeable characters. No sex or bad language. A good man with strong ideas of right and wrong
Had a good plot with likeable characters. No sex or bad language. A good man with strong ideas of right and wrong
July 24, 2020
An interesting story about a man making a decision to leave his long time profession for the love of a woman.
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