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Stuart McIntyre
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Hello fellow readers. My name is Stuart McIntyre and I live in Scotland with my wife and son. Ever since I can remember I have always enjoyed reading. I was seldom without a book in my hand. I enjoyed reading Thrillers, Crime novels, Horror novels and Westerns. An interest in reading Westerns and watching Western movies prompted me to write my first novel "Cameron of Carson Creek". I have since written several other novels, details of which can be found on the Amazon website. I do not write books for profit, I simply write for the enjoyment of doing so and hope that at the same time I give enjoyment to anyone who reads my books. If anyone is kind enough to read one of my books I would be much obliged if they could leave a rating and a review on the Amazon website. I welcome all types of feedback. Thank you to all readers of my books; past, present and future and thank you fellow authors. Happy reading



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I thoroughly enjoyed the novel "Wraiths of The Broken Land" by S. Craig Zahler. It tells the story of sisters being kidnapped. The novel is set in the Mexican landscape. The novel kept me on the edge of my seat because I never knew how things would turn out for the captives. I was also intrigued with the relationship between one of the captives brothers who set out to find their sister. The novel is full of interesting plot twists, suspense and excitement and it kept me turning the pages to find out what happened next. .

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I first saw the film "Destry Rides Again" before I actually read the book. I enjoyed the movie so decided to find a copy of the book to read. To me, the novel by the very popular Max Brand was even better than the film. Harrison Destry (played by Audie Murphy in the movie) was a strong character who obviously had been wronged and during his time in prison he had ample opportunity to plan his revenge which he did. This allowed him to successfully carry out his revenge and get the justice that he felt that he was entitled to. "Destry Rides Again" was a good movie, but it was an even better book.

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"Vengeance Road" is a classic novel about revenge after a terrible crime has been committed. I particularly enjoyed the fact that the person seeking revenge was a woman rather than a man like in most revenge Western novels. The fact that the woman seeking revenge was disguised as a man added a little twist to the story that I liked. The characters in the book were excellent as was the storyline and I, for one, seldom put the book down whilst reading it because I wanted to find out what happened next. A thoroughly enjoyable read.

The idea for writing "Poles Apart" party came after I read "The Wild Bunch" by James D Horan. One other influence that brought "Poles Apart" to fruition was the movie "Cat Ballou" where the wonderful Lee Marvin played twin brothers, one who was good (but almost always drunk) and one who was evil. Obviously "Cat Ballou" was a comedy but when writing "Poles Apart" my intention was always to make it an adventure story .

When writing "Race to the River" I based the storyline loosely on two things. The book "The Bounty Hunters" by Elmore Leonard and the movie "The Scalp Hunters" which starred among others Burt Lancaster, Telly Savalas,, Shelley Winters and Ossie Davis. Although there was a comedic element to the movie, the storyline of a group of white men taking scalps from Indians with the intention of selling them in Mexico prompted me to write something similar. Although "Race to the River" contains few elements of comedy, the movie in particular got me to thinking about what would it have been like if Burt Lancaster's character (Joe Bass) had pursued Telly Savalas' band of scalp hunters to Mexico and this was the basis of my latest novel.

"The Searchers" is one of my favourite all time films which was adapted from Alan Le May's excellently written book. It is the wonderful story of the search for a kidnapped young girl and after reading the book and watching the film I knew I had to write a novel with a similar storyline. "The Stolen Angels" therefore came to fruition. "The Searchers" not only tells of the rescue attempt of the missing girl but also tells of the relationship between Amos Edwards and Martin Pauley, the kidnapped girl's brother and uncle, something I tried to incorporate in "The Stolen Angels". If anyone who has read "The Searchers" enjoyed it, then I hope that you will take time out to give "The Stolen Angels" a read as I am sure that you will enjoy it too, because I certainly enjoyed writing it.

"True Grit" by Charles Portis was one of the first Westerns that I ever read, it was also one of my favourites. The plot of bad man killing a good man and then someone who loves the victim getting help to track and take revenge on the perpetrator of the crime is an old one but a tried and trusted storyline. Charles Portis carries this storyline out brilliantly in this timeless novel. The book transferred brilliantly to the cinema screen in the movie of the same name. John Wayne, Kim Darby and Glen Campbell all played the major roles brilliantly. As soon as I read "True Grit" and when I began writing Western novels myself, I knew that I had to write something in the fashion of this magnificent book and so I ended up writing "Friends and Enemies". It may not hold a candle to Charles Portis' masterpiece, but if you enjoyed reading "True Grit" as much as I did, then I suggest you try reading "Friends and Enemies".

"The Last Wagon Train" was very much influenced after reading "The Way West" by A.B. Guthrie Jr. This was an excellent book with a fantastic storyline about the interaction of the characters and the adventures and obstacles that the settlers on the wagon train had to overcome on their way to Oregon. The book was made into a fantastic film of the same name which starred Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum and Richard Widmark, Three of my favourite actors in one of my favourite films. Some of the events experienced by the characters in the book assisted me in creating the plotline for "The Last Wagon Train" and I am truly thankful to A.B. Guthrie for bringing to print such a wonderful story and I would recommend anyone who has read "The Way West" and enjoyed it to read "The Last Wagon Train" and hopefully they will find it just as enjoyable.

"The Last Ride" by Thomas Eidson was an influence on me when I was writing "The Stolen Angels" . I found it an enthralling book and it was also made into a very good film which starred, among others, Tommy Lee Jones and Val Kilmer. The idea of children being kidnapped can be a very disconcerting subject matter but one that I believed would make a good story. "The Last Ride" was a book that I couldn't put down and made me want to see the film. As soon as I saw the film I knew that I wanted to write a novel about the kidnap of children and so "The Stolen Angels" came to fruition.

"Dances with Wolves" was a fabulous book and an equally fabulous film. The characters were so real and the interaction between John Dunbar (a white man) and the American Indians was a big influence on me when I was writing "Cameron of Carson Creek". Although "Cameron of Carson Creek" was my first novel, it is also the longest which emphasis how engrossed I got in it. It just kept on flowing, almost like "Dances with Wolves".

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