Peter Mccurtin

Sundance 27: Texas Empire (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Sundance was riding in the wildest corner of West Texas when he heard tell of a ruthless land baron called Hollis Bannister. As owner of the biggest ranch in the western half of the state, Bannister didn't quite take to the idea of new settlers moving in on his share. Bannister figured things would run smoother if he got rid of the governor and ran the territory his own way. As part of his plan to make himself dictator of the state of West Texas, Bannister hired a slew of gunslinging hard-cases and ex-soldiers to run out anyone opposed to him. That was when Sundance came in as one of Bannister's hired guns, he'd have a good chance of uncovering the whole operation if he didn't get himself killed first.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Piccadilly
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780463791363
• Artikelnr.: 75908227

Autorenporträt

Peter J. McCurtin was born in Ireland on 15 October 1929, and immigrated to America when he was in his early twenties. Records also confirm that, in 1958, McCurtin co-edited the short-lived (one issue) New York Review with William Atkins. By the early 1960s, he was co-owner of a bookstore in Ogunquit, Maine, and often spent his summers there.
McCurtin's first book, Mafioso (1970) was nominated for the prestigious Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award, and filmed in 1973 as The Boss, with Henry Silva. More books in the same vein quickly followed, including Cosa Nostra (1971), Omerta (1972), The Syndicate (1972) and Escape From Devil's Island (1972). 1970 also saw the publication of his first "Carmody" western, Hangtown.
Peter McCurtin died in New York on 27 January 1997. His westerns in particular are distinguished by unusual plots with neatly resolved conclusions, well-drawn secondary characters, regular bursts of action and tight, smooth writing. If you haven't already checked him out, you have quite a treat in store.
McCurtin also wrote under the name of Jack Slade and Gene Curry.