For the Norden Boys

by John D. Nesbitt

Overview

Product Description
Tom Atkins is out of work. So when the Norden brothers ride into his camp one night and offer him a job, he figures he might as well accept. The Norden boys are nice enough and they just bought a small ranch nearby. All things considered, Atkins could do worse. But gradually, as time goes by, Atkins begins to notice things. Small things, but troubling. Some of the folks in town don't seem too friendly to anyone from the Norden ranch. And some of their neighbors are downright rude and insulting. Small things have a tendency to become big things, though, and it won't be long before Tom Atkins realizes exactly what he got himself into when he hired on to work for the Norden boys.

Praise for John D Nesbitt

"Once again Nesbitt tells a complicated story with the kind of complex characterization for which he is best known."
--Roundup Magazine

"For the Norden Boys rings as true as a triangle around the chuckwagon at suppertime."
--True West

Product Details

BN ID:	2940157920043
Publisher:	Speaking Volumes
Publication date:	03/21/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	293
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

John D. Nesbitt lives in the plains country of Wyoming, where he teaches English and Spanish at Eastern Wyoming College. His articles, reviews, fiction, and poetry have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies. He has had more than thirty books published, including short story collections, contemporary novels, and traditional westerns, as well as textbooks for his courses. John has won many awards for his work, including two awards from the Wyoming State Historical Society (for fiction), two awards from Wyoming Writers for encouragement of other writers and service to the organization, two Wyoming Arts Council literary fellowships (one for fiction, one for non- fiction), a Will Rogers Medallion Award for Dark Prairie (a frontier mystery) and another for Thorns on the Rose (a poetry collection), a Western Writers of America Spur finalist award for his novel Raven Springs, and the Spur award itself for his short story “At the End of the Orchard” and for his novels Trouble at the Redstone and Stranger in Thunder Basin. His recent work includes Poacher’s Moon, a contemporary novel; Blue Horse Mesa, a collection of western stories; and Field Work, a retro-noir fiction collection.

Praise for John D Nesbitt

“Once again Nesbitt tells a complicated story with the kind of complex characterization for which he is best known.”
—Roundup Magazine (For the Norden Boys)

“For the Norden Boys rings as true as a triangle around the chuckwagon at suppertime.”
—True West (For the Norden Boys)

"Black Hat Butte has stronger characterization than is found in the average traditional Western, but then John Nesbitt isn't an average writer."
—Roundup Magazine

"John Nesbitt knows working cowboys and ranch life well enough for you to chew the dirt with his characters as this tale unfolds."
—True West

"Nesbitt creates characters so real, you can hear them talk if you close your eyes."
—Roundup Magazine

"Nesbitt is a true artist."
—Western American Literature