Wayne D Overholser
(1906 - 1996)Father of Stephen Overholser
aka John S Daniels, Lee Leighton, Joseph Wayne
Wayne D. Overholser (born September 4, 1906 in Pomeroy, Washington; died August 27, 1996 in Boulder, Colorado) was an American Western writer.
Overholser won the 1953 First Spur Award for best novel for Lawman using the pseudonym Lee Leighton. In 1955 he won the 1954 (second) Spur Award for The Violent Land. He also used the pseudonyms John S. Daniels, Dan J. Stevens and Joseph Wayne.
Genres: Western, Mystery
Novels
Buckaroo's Code (1947)
West of the Rimrock (1949)
Draw or Drag (1950)
The Snake Stomper (1951) (as by Joseph Wayne)
Law Man (1953) (as by Lee Leighton)
Steel to the South (1953)
Fabulous Gunman (1954)
The Nester (1954) (as by John S Daniels)
The Lone Deputy (1960)
The Killer Marshal (1961)
Standoff at the River (1961)
War in Sandoval County (1961)
The Bitter Night (1962)
Gut Shot (1962)
The Judas Gun (1962)
The Trial of Billy Peale (1963)
A Gun for Johnny Deere (1964)
To the Far Mountains (1964)
Day of Judgement (1965)
aka Colorado Incident
Ride Into Danger (1967)
Summer of the Sioux (1967)
North to Deadwood (1968)
The Meeker Massacre (1969) (with Lewis B Patten)
The Noose (1972)
The Long Trail North (1973)
Brand 99 (1974)
Diablo Ghost (1978)
The Trouble Kid (1978)
The Cattle Queen Feud (1979)
Cassidy (1980) (as by Lee Leighton)
Sun on the Wall (1981)
Mason County War (1981)
Dangerous Patrol (1982)
Danger Patrol (1982)
The Long Wind (1986)
Bunch Grass (1986)
Gunplay Valley (1987)
Return of the Kid (1987)
By Gun and Spur (1987)
Red Snow (1988)
Gunlock (1988)
The Dry Gulcher (1988)
Red Is the Valley (1988)
Land of Promises (1989)
Proud Journey (1989)
Valley of Guns (1991)
Cast a Long Shadow (1991)
Desperate Man (1992)
The Violent Land (1992)
Hearn's Valley (1992)
Tough Hand (1992)
The Hunted (1994)
The Patriarch of Gunsight Flat (1996)
They Hanged Wild Bill Murphy (1996)
Nightmare in Broken Bow (1997)
Nugget City (1997)
War Party (1997) (as by John S Daniels)
The Violent Men (1997)
Riders of the Sundowns (1997)
Buckskin Man (1998)
The Petticoat Brigade (1998)
Oregon Trunk (1998)
Chumley's Gold (1999)
Ride the Red Trail (2000)
Tales of the West (2000)
Gunflame (2000)
The Outlaws (2000)
Gateway House (2001)
Revenge in Crow City (2001)
Rainbow Rider (2001)
The Day the Killers Came (2002)
The Three Sons of Adam Jones (2003)
The Bad Man (2003)
Wild Horse River (2004)
The Law at Miles City (2004)
Bitter Wind (2006)
Fight for the Valley (2007)
Tomahawk (2009)
Pass Creek Valley (2009)
Shadow on the Land (2009)
Law at Angel's Landing (2010)
The Man from Yesterday (2010)
Death of a Cattle King (2011)
Ten Mile Valley (2012)
The Waiting Gun (2013)
Swampland Empire (2013)
Skull Mesa (2019)
West of the Rimrock (1949)
Draw or Drag (1950)
The Snake Stomper (1951) (as by Joseph Wayne)
Law Man (1953) (as by Lee Leighton)
Steel to the South (1953)
Fabulous Gunman (1954)
The Nester (1954) (as by John S Daniels)
The Lone Deputy (1960)
The Killer Marshal (1961)
Standoff at the River (1961)
War in Sandoval County (1961)
The Bitter Night (1962)
Gut Shot (1962)
The Judas Gun (1962)
The Trial of Billy Peale (1963)
A Gun for Johnny Deere (1964)
To the Far Mountains (1964)
Day of Judgement (1965)
aka Colorado Incident
Ride Into Danger (1967)
Summer of the Sioux (1967)
North to Deadwood (1968)
The Meeker Massacre (1969) (with Lewis B Patten)
The Noose (1972)
The Long Trail North (1973)
Brand 99 (1974)
Diablo Ghost (1978)
The Trouble Kid (1978)
The Cattle Queen Feud (1979)
Cassidy (1980) (as by Lee Leighton)
Sun on the Wall (1981)
Mason County War (1981)
Dangerous Patrol (1982)
Danger Patrol (1982)
The Long Wind (1986)
Bunch Grass (1986)
Gunplay Valley (1987)
Return of the Kid (1987)
By Gun and Spur (1987)
Red Snow (1988)
Gunlock (1988)
The Dry Gulcher (1988)
Red Is the Valley (1988)
Land of Promises (1989)
Proud Journey (1989)
Valley of Guns (1991)
Cast a Long Shadow (1991)
Desperate Man (1992)
The Violent Land (1992)
Hearn's Valley (1992)
Tough Hand (1992)
The Hunted (1994)
The Patriarch of Gunsight Flat (1996)
They Hanged Wild Bill Murphy (1996)
Nightmare in Broken Bow (1997)
Nugget City (1997)
War Party (1997) (as by John S Daniels)
The Violent Men (1997)
Riders of the Sundowns (1997)
Buckskin Man (1998)
The Petticoat Brigade (1998)
Oregon Trunk (1998)
Chumley's Gold (1999)
Ride the Red Trail (2000)
Tales of the West (2000)
Gunflame (2000)
The Outlaws (2000)
Gateway House (2001)
Revenge in Crow City (2001)
Rainbow Rider (2001)
The Day the Killers Came (2002)
The Three Sons of Adam Jones (2003)
The Bad Man (2003)
Wild Horse River (2004)
The Law at Miles City (2004)
Bitter Wind (2006)
Fight for the Valley (2007)
Tomahawk (2009)
Pass Creek Valley (2009)
Shadow on the Land (2009)
Law at Angel's Landing (2010)
The Man from Yesterday (2010)
Death of a Cattle King (2011)
Ten Mile Valley (2012)
The Waiting Gun (2013)
Swampland Empire (2013)
Skull Mesa (2019)
Omnibus
Riders of Carne Cove / Last Cowman of Squaw Valley (1990)
West of the Rimrock / Draw or Drag (1994)
Valley of Guns / Cast a Long Shadow (1994)
Steel to the South / Fabulous Gunman (1994)
Lone Deputy / Desperate Man (1995)
The Violent Land / Judas Gun (1995)
Hearn's Valley / Tough Hand (1995)
Buckaroo's Code / Gunlock (1995)
Nightmare in Broken Bow / Day of Judgement (1996)
Bunch Grass / Sun on the Wall (1996)
The Long Wind / Snake Stomper (1996)
Wheels Roll West (2002)
Twin Rocks (2005)
Sunset Trail (2007)
The Durango Stage (2008)
Beyond the Law (2011)
Fighting Man (2012)
Guns In Sage Valley (2014)
High Desert (2018)
Valley of the 99 (2020)
West of the Rimrock / Draw or Drag (1994)
Valley of Guns / Cast a Long Shadow (1994)
Steel to the South / Fabulous Gunman (1994)
Lone Deputy / Desperate Man (1995)
The Violent Land / Judas Gun (1995)
Hearn's Valley / Tough Hand (1995)
Buckaroo's Code / Gunlock (1995)
Nightmare in Broken Bow / Day of Judgement (1996)
Bunch Grass / Sun on the Wall (1996)
The Long Wind / Snake Stomper (1996)
Wheels Roll West (2002)
Twin Rocks (2005)
Sunset Trail (2007)
The Durango Stage (2008)
Beyond the Law (2011)
Fighting Man (2012)
Guns In Sage Valley (2014)
High Desert (2018)
Valley of the 99 (2020)
Collections
The Best Western Stories of Wayne D. Overholser (1984)
aka The Best Western Stories
Ten Feet Tall (2019)
aka The Best Western Stories
Ten Feet Tall (2019)
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