Smoky Valley is a western novel by Donald Hamilton.

Smoky Valley
Paperback original
AuthorDonald Hamilton
Cover artistVerne Tossey
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreWestern
PublisherDell
Publication date
1955
Media typePrint (paperback)

Plot summary edit

John Parrish does not run, even when the local land baron tries to burn him out of his home. The former soldier has to stay alive long enough to outwit his enemies.

Film adaptation edit

Filmed as The Violent Men in 1955 starring Glenn Ford, Barbara Stanwyck, and Edward G. Robinson

Publication history edit

  • 1953, USA, Collier's, 12/11/1953, 12/25/1953, 1/8/1954, 1/22/1954, serial (literature)
  • 1954, USA, Dell, Dell First Edition #18, paperback, reissued many times
  • 1954, UK, Allan Wingate, as Rough Company, hardcover
  • 1985, UK, Ulverscroft, ISBN 0-7089-1267-2, large print edition, hardcover