Andrew McBride
Andrew McBride fell in love with westerns after watching western movies, particularly those starring John Wayne and/or directed by John Ford, TV shows like The High Chaparral, and reading novels such as A.B. Guthrie's The Big Sky, John Prebble's The Buffalo Soldiers, Thomas Berger's Little Big Man, and Elmore Leonard's Hombre. His five previously published western novels-Canyon of the Dead, Death Wears a Star, Death Song, The Arizona Kid and Shadow Man-all feature Calvin Taylor, hero of The...See more
Andrew McBride fell in love with westerns after watching western movies, particularly those starring John Wayne and/or directed by John Ford, TV shows like The High Chaparral, and reading novels such as A.B. Guthrie's The Big Sky, John Prebble's The Buffalo Soldiers, Thomas Berger's Little Big Man, and Elmore Leonard's Hombre. His five previously published western novels-Canyon of the Dead, Death Wears a Star, Death Song, The Arizona Kid and Shadow Man-all feature Calvin Taylor, hero of The Peacemaker. His work has gained wide acclaim. "Tough, taut and elegant... characterised by assured storytelling... The Calvin Taylor books are quietly remarkable for their subtle reinvention of the western, eschewing clich�s... The writing is powerfully evocative of time and place..." "... An enthralling read... I have derived immense pleasure from Andrew McBride's superb sequence of 'death' westerns, Canyon of the Dead, Death Wears a Star and... Death Song... Like its predecessors Death Song is the real McCoy, a tautly written, impeccably researched novel that deals expertly with the themes of revenge and racial genocide. It's also a cracking adventure yarn that deserves the widest possible audience." "The Arizona Kid...will delight fans of the well-told tale." Andrew McBride lives in Brighton, England. See less