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Giles Tippette
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A lifelong Texan, Giles Tippette was a rodeo cowboy (the basis for his 1972 novel The Brave Men), owned a gold mine, worked as a mercenary pilot (which inspired his acclaimed 1975 novel The Mercenaries), and as columnist for Sports Illustrated and Texas Monthly. His 1971 western, The Bank Robber, was made into the 1974 movie The Spikes Gang, starring Lee Marvin and Ron Howard. When asked if he enjoyed the movie version of his novel, Tippette commented, “I don’t know. I didn’t see it.” His other westerns include The Sunshine Killers (optioned by Clint Eastwood), The Texas Bankrobbing Company, Bad News, Jailbreak, Cherokee, Crossfire, Dead Man’s Poker, Gunpoint, Hard Luck Money, Hard Rock, Heaven’s Gold, Sixkiller, The Horse Thieves, Southwest of Heaven, and the popular Wilson Young series, which included Wilson’s Choice, Wilson’s Gold, Wilson’s Revenge, and Wilson’s Woman. Mystery Scene magazine said of Tippette’s work, “He writes crime novels set in the Wild West. His books are gritty, violent, and show the American west in all its harsh beauty.” Mr. Tippette passed away in 2001 and, per his last request, was cremated and had his ashes spread over his first love, West Texas.Giles Tippette Books
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The Bank Robber
June 7, 2016
This review originally published in Looking For a Good Book. Rated 2.75 of 5
I love the American Southwest and for escapism fiction, I must confess that I have a sort of closet interest in reading what is popularly termed 'westerns.' But I also have to admit that I haven't read a wide variety of authors and I'm not particularly well-versed in who's who in westerns. So when I saw this book available I initially thought this was a self-published book. What a surprise to learn that Giles Tippette wrote a good number of books in the 1980's through the 1990's.
The Bank Robber tells the story of Wilson Young, a young man who came out of the Civil War with no job to go back to and his land stolen out from under him. In order to survive, Young looks for a means to get money. Since what he knows how to do best is hold a gun. So what sounds like an easier job than robbing banks?
As the book opens, Young and two others are robbing a bank, but one of the trio has a bit of a hot-head and is ready to shoot an employee, but Young stops it with a threat. On their get-away, heading to Mexico, they lose a horse (and the money) in a river. Young isn't very happy with his associates, who he sees as bunglers. He tries to make his way into Mexico, passing himself
I love the American Southwest and for escapism fiction, I must confess that I have a sort of closet interest in reading what is popularly termed 'westerns.' But I also have to admit that I haven't read a wide variety of authors and I'm not particularly well-versed in who's who in westerns. So when I saw this book available I initially thought this was a self-published book. What a surprise to learn that Giles Tippette wrote a good number of books in the 1980's through the 1990's.
The Bank Robber tells the story of Wilson Young, a young man who came out of the Civil War with no job to go back to and his land stolen out from under him. In order to survive, Young looks for a means to get money. Since what he knows how to do best is hold a gun. So what sounds like an easier job than robbing banks?
As the book opens, Young and two others are robbing a bank, but one of the trio has a bit of a hot-head and is ready to shoot an employee, but Young stops it with a threat. On their get-away, heading to Mexico, they lose a horse (and the money) in a river. Young isn't very happy with his associates, who he sees as bunglers. He tries to make his way into Mexico, passing himself