The Return of the Six-Gunner

“Step aside Louis L'Amour, another great Western writer is here…”  --Heather



“I had a feeling that Van Holt…might actually be the successor to Zane Gray, a master Western storysmith, whose novels set the style of a generation.”  --Stern0



“Van Holt wants to be LOUIS L'AMOUR when he grows up, well he is. The stories are as action packed and hold a lot of the flavor of the Old West as L'AMOURs did.”     -- Annlouise Fallon



“Van's style of writing is unique, easy to follow, and fun for his readers to enjoy - just like a western should be!”   --Michael



“In a way, Van Holt may just be the right person to step into the gigantic shoes of Louis L’Amour.”  –the GreatReads!


THE RETURN OF THE SIX-GUNNER


Floyd Hamby's bearded face was contorted with an old rage against anything that got in his way or caused him any trouble. And now he stood at the door of the restaurant accusing Cole Decker of stealing one of his horses.

“Ain't no call to talk that way, Floyd,” Sheriff Felix Peabody said. “He thought the horse belonged to a dead man who tried to kill him.”

“Why are you tryin' to protect him, Peabody?” Floyd Hamby asked suspiciously.

The small old sheriff looked surprised. “I ain't tryin' to protect him, Floyd. I'm tryin' to protect you.”

Floyd Hamby scowled. “What's that supposed to mean?”

“Christ, Floyd, he's already killed Crane and Tip Adams, and either one of them could shoot rings around you.”


Warning: Reading a Van Holt western may make you want to get on a horse and hunt some bad guys down in the Old West. Of course, the easiest and most enjoyable way to do it is vicariously – by reading another Van Holt western.



Van Holt writes westerns the way they were meant to be written.