THE RETURN OF THE WOLF: A JOSIAH WOLF, TEXAS RANGER NOVEL Larry D. Sweazy, Five Star Publishing, 2020, $25.99, hb, 300 pp. 978-1432868925 [Note: A version of this review of The Return of the Wolf appeared first in Roundup Magazine.] There wasn’t much to keep Josiah Wolfe in the Texas…
-
Marksman’s Trinity
When Captain C.W. Langhorne, 4th United States Cavalry, takes a green lieutenant named Harry Bennett and...
-
Standing in the Gap
Army Outposts, Picket Stations, and the Pacification of the Texas Frontier, 1866-1886. After the Civil War,...
-
Benjamin Franklin: You Know What To Say
Benjamin Franklin-a man who knew what to say. Eager as a young boy to learn, you’ll...
Review: Submariner Sinclair by John Wingate
SUBMARINER SINCLAIR: The Submariner Sinclair Naval Thriller Series John Wingate, Sapere Books, 2021, $8.99, pb, 242 pp. 978-1800552098 [Note: A version of this review of Submariner Sinclair appeared first in Historical Novels Review.] In the middle of World War II, Sub-Lieutenant Peter Sinclair, Royal Navy, commands a small warship, Chaser…
Review: Splinter on the Tide by Phillip Parotti
SPLINTER ON THE TIDE Phillip Parotti, Casemate Publishers, 2021, $19.03, pb, 233 pp. 978-1612009582 [Note: A version of this review of Splinter on the Tide appeared first in Historical Novels Review.] War makes boys grow up fast, and World War II had that effect on plenty of civilian guys turned…
Review: Hunters in the Stream by Terry Mort
HUNTERS IN THE STREAM: A Riley Fitzhugh Novel Terry Mort, McBooks Press, 2021, $10.99, hb, 232 pp. 978-1493058365 [Note: A version of this review appeared first in Historical Novels Review.] Going from a private investigator in Los Angeles to a naval officer in 1942 doesn’t seem to be much of…
Review: Death in the Time of Pancho Villa, by Sandra Marshall
DEATH IN THE TIME OF PANCHO VILLA: A Rose in Old El Paso Mystery Sandra Marshall, Level Best Books, 2020, $14.67, pb, 216 pp. 978-1-947915-26-8 [Note: A version of this review appeared first in Historical Novels Review.] Death in the Time of Pancho Villa opens on a spring evening in…