Lightning Swift

by William Colt MacDonald

Chuck Jenkins was in trouble. He had been framed into a fight and then thrown into jail. The one man who would have given him an honest break, Sheriff Wick Deming, of Espada, had "committed suicide" only a few days before. The worst of it was that he had only a few more days to raise the money to pay for his T-Bench ranch, and if he did not pay off on time, he would lose the T-Bench to Craig Kimball and Fisher Cochrane. There seemed to be nothing to do but call on his old friend Lightning Swift for help -- because if Swift couldn't do anything, no one could.

Paperback

Published January 1, 1957

Reviews

[Robert Hepple · Rating 4 out of 5]

First published in 1953, 'Lightning Swift' is a traditional Western novel written at the peak of popularity for the genre, and features many of the most common themes including a corrupt businessman taking control of a small town and attempting a land grab with the help of various henchmen and a corrupt town sheriff, whilst an incorruptible outsider steps in to sort things out. All quite common themes, but well realised in the hands of an experienced writer.