Showing posts with label Outrage at Blanco. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Outrage at Blanco. Show all posts
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Bitter Tea and Mystery: Outrage at Blanco: Bill Crider
Bitter Tea and Mystery: Outrage at Blanco: Bill Crider: Outrage at Blanco is a Western, a crime story, and a tale of revenge with a strong female lead. It is set in 1887 and the action starts ou...
Friday, December 22, 2017
FFB Double Take Review: Outrage at Blanco by Bill Crider
For this final Friday before Christmas
it seemed like a good idea to do another Double Take review. It also seemed a
good idea to keep the Bill Crider Appreciation Day started on Patti Abbott’s
blog last
week going. That idea has appealed to many folks as I continue to see additional
posts on Patti’s blog, on Facebook, and many other places. Bill is loved by so
many and it is very moving to see those posts and comments.
Today I am reposting our 2015 Double
Take review of OUTRAGE AT BLANCO. As
usual, Barry Ergang’s review will be first followed by mine. Make sure you
check out the other books suggested today at Patti’s blog. May your weekend and your
holidays be bright.
OUTRAGE AT BLANCO (1998) by Bill Crider
Reviewed by Barry Ergang
“Jink Howard sat in
the shade of a tree and ate tomatoes out of a can while Ben Atticks raped the
woman in the wagon bed.”
So opens this irresistibly readable
western novel by Bill Crider.
The nature of a crime
doesn’t matter to Jink and Ben; they’re equal-opportunity amorals. Once Ben is
finished with the woman, Jink takes over.
Waiting to meet up with Daniel O’Grady, with whom they served time in
prison and with whom they intend to rob the bank in the placid town of Blanco,
they encounter Ellie Taine not far from its outskirts and decide to have their
brutal way with her.
The subsequent
robbery doesn’t go anywhere close to as smoothly as intended, and Jink and Ben
add multiple murders to their list of crimes. The plunder is only a fraction of
what was promised, which results in some internecine warfare.
For their own
individual reasons, Ellie Taine and Jonathan Crossland set out in pursuit of
Jink and Ben. Crossland, an elderly tough-minded local rancher who has worked
hard and honestly for many years to attain his wealth, is a man afflicted with
a “wasting disease,” who knows his time is nearly up, but who doesn’t plan to
concede to his ne’er-do-well son Gerald—or anyone else, for that matter—that
he’s willing to die passively in bed.
To provide a broader
perspective, heighten tension and suspense, and add character depth, Crider
takes the reader into the minds and points of view of the principal characters.
Ellie Taine’s is the foremost, and her internal conflicts depict her as a woman
who wants both justice and revenge while at the same time seeking acceptance
and a kind of absolution.
Written in Crider’s
clear, uncluttered style, Outrage at
Blanco is a fast-moving novel packed with action and drama that is
genuinely hard to put down and that should appeal to most fans of westerns.
Strongly recommended.
© 2015 Barry Ergang
Derringer Award winner Barry Ergang's
own whodunit/howdunit, "The Play of Light and Shadow," along with
several of his other works, will be available at a reduced price during Smashwords'
year-end sale, which runs from December 25th to January 1st. His website is http://www.writetrack.yolasite.com/.
My review from March 2014…….
A trip to town and
back for Ellie Taine has gone very wrong as this western from author Bill
Crider begins. Just outside of the small Texas town of Blanco she had made the
mistake of stopping for the two men who seemed friendly. As it became clear
they had something else on their minds, she thought they only meant to rob
her. Unfortunately for Ellie, robbery
wasn’t what they wanted. Ben Atticks and Jink Howard wanted something much more
personal to Ellie than the few items she had purchased in town at Roger's
Mercantile.
When they were done
with her they left her alive. That was another mistake in a long line of
mistakes in their criminal careers. What happened to Ellie is just part of this
very good western from Texas author Bill Crider.
Originally published
in 1998 by Dell Books, Outrage at Blanco is now available
as an e-book. Reminiscent of The Baby Shark Series by Robert Fate
in that a rape spurs a woman to seek justice on her own, this western set in
the Hill Country of Texas features a number of interesting characters. A
complicated tale of vengeance and redemption for several characters results in
a book that moves forward at a rapid pace despite the many players and almost
as many agendas.
Outrage at Blanco (Ellie Taine)
Bill Crider
ASIN:B00KAJX6DE
June 2013
E-Book
240 Pages
$2.99
Material was picked up during the
author’s recent free book promotion for my use in an objective review.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2014, 2015, 2017
My book, Mind Slices: A Collection
of New and Previously Published Stories, will be available for FREE during the Smashwords' year-end sale
from December 25th to January 1st. If you choose to pick it up and read it,
please review it as you see fit.
Friday, May 22, 2015
Double Take FFB Review: "Outrage At Blanco" by Bill Crider
Another Friday is upon us and that means
it is time once again for Friday’s Forgotten Books hosted by Patti Abbott. Today, at Barry’s
suggestion, we are doing something a bit different. It has been quite some time
since he and I have done our double take review segment on a book. Barry knew I
had read this western and really enjoyed it so he picked it up to see
what he thought. After reading Outrage
At Blanco he suggested we do one of our double take deals and make it part
of an FFB posting.
Seemed like a good idea to me so Barry
leads off with his review followed by mine…
OUTRAGE AT BLANCO (1998) by Bill Crider
Reviewed by Barry Ergang
“Jink Howard sat in the shade of a tree and ate
tomatoes out of a can while Ben Atticks raped the woman in the wagon bed.”
So opens this irresistibly readable western novel by Bill Crider.
The nature of a crime doesn’t matter to Jink and Ben;
they’re equal-opportunity amorals. Once Ben is finished with the woman, Jink
takes over. Waiting to meet up with
Daniel O’Grady, with whom they served time in prison and with whom they intend
to rob the bank in the placid town of Blanco, they encounter Ellie Taine not
far from its outskirts and decide to have their brutal way with her.
The subsequent robbery doesn’t go anywhere close to as
smoothly as intended, and Jink and Ben add multiple murders to their list of
crimes. The plunder is only a fraction of what was promised, which results in
some internecine warfare.
For their own individual reasons, Ellie Taine and
Jonathan Crossland set out in pursuit of Jink and Ben. Crossland, an elderly tough-minded
local rancher who has worked hard and honestly for many years to attain his
wealth, is a man afflicted with a “wasting disease,” who knows his time is
nearly up, but who doesn’t plan to concede to his ne’er-do-well son Gerald—or anyone
else, for that matter—that he’s willing to die passively in bed.
To provide a broader perspective, heighten tension and
suspense, and add character depth, Crider takes the reader into the minds and
points of view of the principal characters. Ellie Taine’s is the foremost, and
her internal conflicts depict her as a woman who wants both justice and revenge
while at the same time seeking acceptance and a kind of absolution.
Written in Crider’s clear, uncluttered style, Outrage at Blanco is a fast-moving novel
packed with action and drama that is genuinely hard to put down and that should
appeal to most fans of westerns. Strongly recommended.
© 2015 Barry Ergang
Derringer Award-winner Barry Ergang’s written work has
appeared in numerous publications, print and electronic. Some of it is
available at Amazon
and at Smashwords. His website is http://www.writetrack.yolasite.com/.
My review from March 2014…….
A trip to town and back for Ellie
Taine has gone very wrong as this western from author Bill Crider begins. Just
outside of the small Texas town of Blanco she had made the mistake of stopping
for the two men who seemed friendly. As it became clear they had something else
on their minds, she thought they only meant to rob her. Unfortunately for Ellie, robbery wasn’t what
they wanted. Ben Atticks and Jink Howard wanted something much more personal to
Ellie than the few items she had purchased in town at Roger's Mercantile.
When they were done with her they
left her alive. That was another mistake in a long line of mistakes in their
criminal careers. What happened to Ellie is just part of this very good western
from Texas author Bill Crider.
Originally published in 1998 by Dell
Books, Outrage at Blanco is now available as an e-book. Reminiscent of
The
Baby Shark Series by Robert Fate in that a rape spurs a woman to seek
justice on her own, this western set in the Hill Country of Texas features a
number of interesting characters. A complicated tale of vengeance and
redemption for several characters results in a book that moves forward at a
rapid pace despite the many players and almost as many agendas.
Outrage at Blanco (Ellie Taine)
Bill Crider
ASIN: B00DHM0B2U
June 2013
E-Book
240 Pages
$2.99
Material was picked up during the author’s recent free
book promotion for my use in an objective review.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2014, 2015
A couple of other brief notes:
The sequel to Outrage at Blanco (Ellie Taine) is
titled Texas Vigilante (Ellie Taine Book Two). I reviewed it last October here.
I also highly recommend this read.
By
the way Barry and I also did a Double Take FFB Review on Mr. Crider’s The
Blacklin County Files: 5 Sheriff Dan Rhodes Stories back in July 2013.
You can read that review here.
Monday, June 09, 2014
Via Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: A Blog Post of Interest (To Me, Anyway)
Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: A Blog Post of Interest (To Me, Anyway): The Story Behind "Outrage at Blanco" - Brash Books
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Senior News Book Review Column---May 2014
Those
who follow the blog on a regular basis know that I have a running column in the
Senior News Newspaper covering books written by Texans, set in Texas, or of
interest to the newspaper’s Texas demographic of over fifty readers. Below was/is my
May column with the addition here of the relevant book covers….
Outrage at Blanco (Ellie Taine)
Bill Crider
Self Published
ASIN: B00DHM0B2U
E-Book
240 Pages
Originally published in 1998 by Dell Books, Outrage at Blanco is now available as an e-book from talented Texas author Bill Crider. A trip to town and back for Ellie Taine has gone very wrong as this western from author Bill Crider begins. Just outside of the small Texas town of Blanco she had made the mistake of stopping for the two men who seemed friendly. As it became clear they had something else on their minds, she thought they only meant to rob her. Unfortunately for Ellie, robbery wasn’t what they wanted. Ben Atticks and Jink Howard wanted something much more personal to Ellie than the few items she had purchased in town at Roger's Mercantile.
When they were done with her
they left her alive. That was another mistake in a long line of mistakes in
their criminal careers. What happened to Ellie is just part of a complicated tale
of vengeance and redemption for several characters results in a book that moves
forward at a rapid pace despite the many players and almost as many agendas.
Marcia
DeCoster’s Beads In Motion: 24 Jewelry Projects That Spin, Sway, Swing, And
Slide
Marcia
Decoster
Lark
Jewelry & Beading (Imprint of Sterling Publishing)
ISBN#
978-1-4547-0335-8
Workbook
128
Pages
As the subtitle of 24 Jewelry Projects That Spin, Sway, Swing, and Slide makes clear Marcia DeCoster’s Beads In Motion is a beading book that is all about the motion. According to the introduction by the author, in addition to the motion present in each piece there are designed to make sure the pieces complement each other.
Covering everything from the tools and materials you
will need to the stiches and knots you will use to the projects themselves this
is a book that encourages creativity and exploration. The heavily illustrated
pages take the crafter through various necessary skills as a refresher for
experienced pros or as a how to do guide for new crafter while also providing
colorful inspiration.
Projects for necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and
more are found in this nearly 130 page book from “Lark Jewelry & Beading
Bead Inspirations.” The projects and styles in Marcia DeCoster’s Beads In
Motion: 24 Jewelry Projects That Spin, Sway, Swing And Slide are
colorful and varied and are ones that over time a reader can learn to do. The
projects here will provide hours of inspiration that can be used for one’s own
wardrobe or to create personal gifts for others.
Kevin R Tipple ©2014
Wednesday, March 05, 2014
Review: "Outrage at Blanco" (Ellie Taine) by Bill Crider
A trip to town and back for
Ellie Taine has gone very wrong as this western from author Bill Crider begins.
Just outside of the small Texas town of Blanco she had made the mistake of
stopping for the two men who seemed friendly. As it became clear they had
something else on their minds, she thought they only meant to rob her.
Unfortunately for Ellie, robbery wasn’t what they wanted. Ben Atticks and Jink Howard wanted something much more personal to Ellie than the few items she had purchased in town at Roger's Mercantile.
When they were done with her they left her alive. That was another mistake in a long line of mistakes in their criminal careers. What happened to Ellie is just part of this very good western from Texas author Bill Crider.
Unfortunately for Ellie, robbery wasn’t what they wanted. Ben Atticks and Jink Howard wanted something much more personal to Ellie than the few items she had purchased in town at Roger's Mercantile.
When they were done with her they left her alive. That was another mistake in a long line of mistakes in their criminal careers. What happened to Ellie is just part of this very good western from Texas author Bill Crider.
Originally published in 1998
by Dell Books, Outrage at Blanco is now available as an e-book. Reminiscent of
The
Baby Shark Series by Robert Fate in that a rape spurs a woman to seek
justice on her own, this western set in the Hill Country of Texas features a
number of interesting characters. A complicated tale of vengeance and
redemption for several characters results in a book that moves forward at a
rapid pace despite the many players and almost as many agendas.
Outrage at Blanco (Ellie Taine)
Bill Crider
ASIN: B00DHM0B2U
June 2013
eBook
240 Pages
$2.99
Material was picked up
during the author’s recent free book promotion for my use in an objective
review.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2014
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