Down From the Mountain: The High Plains Gunman

By the time he was 18, Kyle Elliot was fighting Comanche raiders, the most fierce warriors who’d ever ridden across the broad plains of Texas. He’d ridden with Captain John Coffee Hays, in the Texas Rangers and learned to fight in ways most men never understood.

Being A Marshal is a Tough Job

Elliot is headed to a small, sleepy little town, hoping to serve as marshal, hoping he can avoid the problems he had in his last marshal’s job, which involved having to kill several men, and getting in the middle of a range war. Now, he’d accepted a lawman’s job in a peaceful town. It seemed to be perfect. But, Kyle Elliot would quickly learn that he’d need all the skills he’d learned as a Texas Ranger with Captain Jack to survive. The only thing that kept him from leaving was a woman. Kyle Elliot was in love. But, staying meant death, probably his, and for certain, some men who'd regret the day they met Kyle Elliot.

The local bartender, who knew Elliot's reputation and had once seen him in action, tried to talk him out of taking the job of marshal. He told Elliot, "These folks, they ain't never seen a man like you, before. Latham, he's got some rough boys over at his place, but, except for maybe a couple of them, they ain't seen the likes of you before, either. Nobody in this town ever saw the likes of you, except maybe old man Haggar. He rode with a pretty hard crowd in his day. Some say he was close to Hardin. Latham, he'll hire whatever and whoever he needs to kill you. I say kill, because I know your kind don't run and don't back down. That means there will be some dead men stacking up here, soon. You'll win, at first. But eventually, he'll get you."

Readers like this author's books

This is a western fiction novel of the highest caliber, an action packed adventure from Brevia Books by Voyle Glover. One reader said of the author: “...reminds me of Louis L’Amour’s books. He was my favorite when it came to westerns.” Muskrat

Other comments by readers

“I recommend this book to any reader of westerners, well paced and exciting! Now i'm looking forward to another book by Glover.”

"One thing I don't do with a Voyle Glover book is bother with a sample. It would just be a waste of time. I'm a big fan of traditional westerns and his are among the best I ever read....To me a great book is one that engages me from the first page. I have to like or hate the characters, become fully engaged in their story and wish for more when its over."

"Mr. Glover does a great job of creating interesting characters and unfolding them a little at a time. I will definitely be buying more from this author."

The Law interrupted a budding writing career

Voyle Glover is the author of several western novels. He wrote his first western just out of the U.S. Navy and saw it published in Far West, a California publication. He shared the cover of that magazine with Louis L'Amour, the Dean of western fiction. Glover's writing got interrupted by law school and a hard-paced career as a trial attorney litigating federal civil rights cases for many years. Glover lived for 16 years in Arizona and has roamed the state, ridden many old trails, and camped and explored much of that state. When he creates a landscape scene in his books, he’s bringing to life a scene that he’s gazed upon at one time.

If you like classic Old West tales, you’ll enjoy this one.