Given the above set of criteria for inclusion, and selected for overall excellence in plot, characterization, readability, and so on, here are my picks for the best Western novels eve… See more

Among the short list of veryearly Westerns (pre-1910 or so), you’ll often see Owen Wister’s The Virginian(1902) at the top. I didn’t find that title very readable though, and in fact … See more

Grey was the early king of the Western dime novel. His output was prolific, but the more he wrote, the more negative reviews he received from critics. (Critics are always skeptical o… See more

Cowboys Art Croft and Gil Carter have ridden into Bridger’s Wells, Nevada to find a charged atmosphere. Cattle have been disappearing (likely stolen) and a man named Kin… See more