A soldier of fortune heads to a booming oil field looking for gunwork, and finds all he wants, in John Benteen's The Wildcatters.
The Fargo series was written by John Benteen, alias Ben Haas, and although packaged like a western these are more straight adventure. The books take place in the early 20th century, with cars and other contemporary elements mixed in with the requisite shoot-outs.
Benteen knows how to wrap up a story; this one features an uncapped gusher flooding a town while Fargo fights to the death against a seemingly unkillable foe.
Benteen knows how to wrap up a story; this one features an uncapped gusher flooding a town while Fargo fights to the death against a seemingly unkillable foe.
Benteen also wrote another series, featuring a Native American gun-hand called Sundance, and I find both to be full of solid storytelling. In fact Benteen has become a go-to favorite.
I can't recall where I found this one, but I grab them for comfort reading when I see them, and quickly read this fast-moving tale.
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