WESTERN
July 29th, 2010 Posted in BOOKS FROM MY BOOKSHELVES, Book Preview, Books, DIARY
Trail of Revenge
Cover of Western just published in Large Print by Magna Books in their Dales Large Print imprint. It was first published in hardback in 1964 by Robert Hale. Cover by Gordon Crabb
When the body of Kathy Rockhill is found in Mick Hawksley’s hotel room in Red Springs he is arrested on a murder charge. The two families are thrown into conflict and Dan McCoy, Sheriff of Red Springs has a problem on his hands. Gun-smoke and bullets fly as Dan rides the trail of revenge that could lead to the killer.
4 Responses to “WESTERN”
By Keith Chapman on Jul 29, 2010
Another of those beautiful Gordon Crabb covers. As good as that old master of western paintings Frederic Remington. I’ll be running a “Hoofprint” newsbrief about the Dales reprints of the the Floyd Rogers and Jim Bowden books in the next edition of the online Black Horse Extra mag. The Jessica Blair November reissues will also receive passing mention for the benefit of readers with wide-ranging tastes!
By Bill on Jul 30, 2010
Hi, Keith.
Good to hear from you.Gordon Crabb certainly stands out. I hope he will be doing the covers of 12 more Westerns I have sold to Magna for Large Print publication. He has an interesting Website.
I look forward to seeing the “Hoofprint” Thanks for the coverage. When is the next edition due?
By Geraldine on Jul 31, 2010
I like the new Western cover, almost photographic.I shall look up his web site.
By Judith Gilbert on Aug 2, 2010
Yes, great cover but I still prefer to see more brushstrokes that bring life to the picture and that is why I prefer his earlier work. Publishers seem to want to lose their identity behind a set formula for covers instead of looking at each book individually these days; I expect it is a matter of cost.