Arthur Thomas Nickson (4 February 1902 in Liverpool, England – 5 January 1974), was a British western fiction writer as Arthur Nickson, Matt Winstan, John Saunders, Arthur Hodson and Roy Peters, from 1956 to 1968. He married the also English writer Hilda Nickson, née Hilda Pressley.[1]
Arthur Thomas Nickson | |
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Born | Liverpool, England, UK | 4 February 1902
Died | 5 January 1974 | (aged 71)
Pen name | Arthur Nickson, Matt Winstan, John Saunders, Arthur Hodson, Roy Peters |
Occupation | Novelist |
Language | English |
Nationality | British |
Period | 1956–1968 |
Genre | western fiction |
Spouse | Hilda Pressley Nickson |
Bibliography
editAs Arthur Nickson
editSingle novels
edit- Tin Star Sheriff (1956)
- Gold Trail (1957)
- No Star for the Deputy (1957)
- Silver Town (1957)
- Dust Was His Shroud (1960)
- Guns Blaze at Noon (1960)
- Bounty Hunter's Trail (1961)
- Lone Killer (1961)
- Arizona Gun Feud (1962)
- Gunfight at Nolan's Canyon (1963)
- Two Deputies Came Riding (1963)
- Arizona Hideout (1964)
- Gun Trail (1964)
- Range Tramp (1965)
- Ride a Crooked Trail (1966)
- Sandy Creek Rustlers (1967)
- Rope Law (1968)
Rusty Hines Series
edit- Rusty Hines Hits the Trail (1958)
- Rusty Hines – Trouble Shooter (1959)
As Matt Winstan
editSingle novels
edit- The Big Herd (1957)
- Gunslick Gambler (1958)
- New Trails Blaze West (1960)
- Gunsmoke On The Iron Trail (1961)
- Pay Off In Lead (1961)
- Bandit Trail (1962)
- Trail To Boot Hill (1962)
- Drive To Dodge City (1963)
- No Branding Fire (1963)
As John Saunders
editSingle novels
edit- One-Gun Justice (1959)
- Vengeance Rode West (1959)
- A Colt For The Kid (1959)
- Guns In High Summer (1961)
- The Next Stage Out (1961)
- Arizona Feud (1962)
- Gunman's Bluff (1963)
As Arthur Hodson
editSingle novels
edit- Silvercrop (1964)
As Roy Peters
editSingle novels
edit- The Shotgun Marshal (1964)
- Cattle Doctor (1965)
- Vigilante Justice (1966)
- Rail War (1967)
- Women Ain't Angels (1967)
- Alias Sam Smith (1968)
References and sources
edit- ^ The Author's & Writer's Who's Who, 1960