Stark House has entered upon the ambitious project of reprinting all of Carter Brown's Al Wheeler adventures in order of their original publication. There will be a couple of books that were never published in the U. S., so fans will want to grab those for sure. The first volume is a triple decker, and the cover has the titles for you. It will be out in October, and you can order it here.
Saturday, August 26, 2017
Stark House, Carter Brown, and Al Wheeler
Stark House has entered upon the ambitious project of reprinting all of Carter Brown's Al Wheeler adventures in order of their original publication. There will be a couple of books that were never published in the U. S., so fans will want to grab those for sure. The first volume is a triple decker, and the cover has the titles for you. It will be out in October, and you can order it here.
Louise Penny: By the Book
Louise Penny: By the Book: The author of mystery novels, most recently “Glass Houses,” recommends reading her fellow Canadian writer Margaret Atwood: “And I don’t just say that because the government compels me to.”
Harvey Update
Things are okay here in Alvin so far. I checked the rain gauge, and I've now had 7 inches of rain. I suspect there'll be a lot more over the next several days, but what's happening here is nothing like what's going on farther down the coast. I hope everyone in that area is safe and that there hasn't been too much destruction from the storm.
Friday, August 25, 2017
PimPage, and Occasional Feature in which I Call Attention to Books of Interest
![Sand River by [Vaughan, James]](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51ILLsMHAYL.jpg)
Jack was born in Charleston in 1861. His parents died early of cholera and his guardian died when he was fifteen, leaving him penniless and alone. He went west and got work as a cattle drover. He shot an outlaw who was trying to rob him. Another outlaw, named Ibbetson, got away alive.
Later, he ran across a cowboy called Skeeter on a cattle drive. They met again in a saloon and Skeeter asked him to help drive a herd of horses. Jack didn’t know they were stolen. He was arrested, went to jail. During his trial, he broke out of the courthouse with another inmate, who shot a courthouse constable. After that, a rope was waiting.
He went north and got work on a ranch called Sand River. For a while it looked like he’d outrun trouble. He did the job and stayed clean. But up there, range wars were being fought. Ranchers hired range detectives to handle trouble. To some, they were hired killers. One of them was Ibbetson. When they met again, Jack knew it wouldn’t end well. His past had arrived.
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