Mad River (novel)

Mad River

Paperback original
Author	Donald Hamilton
Cover artist	George Gross
Language	English
Genre	Western novel
Publisher	Dell
Publication date	1956
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Paperback)

Mad River is a western novel by Donald Hamilton.

Plot summary

Boyd Cohoon comes back from prison for the girl; her brother, who'd done the crime; the mine owner who'd gotten rich; and the sheriff, his boyhood friend.

Publication history

• 1956, US, Collier's, 1/6/1956, 1/20/1956, 2/3/1956, serial (literature).
• 1956, US, Dell, Dell First Edition #91, paperback. OCLC 38501218.
• 1957, UK, Allan Wingate, hardcover. OCLC 30222292.
• 1965, US, Fawcett Publications, Gold Medal k1500, paperback, reissued many times. OCLC 3369275.

Bibliography

• Erisman, Fred (1976). "Western Motifs in the Thrillers of Donald Hamilton". Western American Literature. 10 (4): 283–292. doi:10.1353/wal.1976.0022. ISSN 1948-7142.