Daniel Boyd (aka, Dan Stumpf) is back with another Streak Wilson novel.  The first Streak Wilson book, The Devil and Streak Wilson (you can read my review here) , was an unusual Western with an unpredictable plot and vivid characters.

            Gone to Graveyards presents a series of surprises:  Streak Wilson gets pummeled into unconsciousness.  A young boy screams bloody murder with eerie fright after he sees something unworldly.  And that unworldly creature terrorizes the community with its superhuman strength, its ability to travel undetected, and to munch on humans like they were Lay’s Potato Chips.

            Streak Wilson, a man who’s quick with a gun (not so much with his fists) is hired by a Wells Fargo executive to hunt down the deadly creature.  But Streak Wilson is a damaged man.  He fought in the Civil War and sustained a head injury that almost killed him.  Streak Wilson’s recovery was incomplete.  Streak has a “wall” in his brain that he had be unable to climb to discover memories hidden from himself.  

            This all comes into play during the hunt and Streak learns key aspects about his Past and that results in a change in Streak’s future.

            If you’re in the mood for a Western that breaks the traditional modes of story-telling, give Gone to Graveyards a try. Well done, Dan! GRADE: B+