WESTERN – Page 3 – Looking For a Good Book

August 13, 2021

DARK SKY – C.J. Box

Joe Pickett is a game warden in Wyoming and when the governor of the state asks him specifically to act as a hunting guide for a VIP, Joe agrees. That VIP is Steve “Steve-2” (because Steve Jobs is Steve-1) Price, a CEO of a Silicon Valley social media creation, ConFab, that is a cross between Continue reading

Uncategorized, WESTERN

4 stars, Action/Adventure, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews

May 10, 2021

GUNPOWDER EXPRESS – Brett Cogburn

Everyone in the Arizona Territory who eyes an easy way to make a payout knows that Vulture City is the home to a prosperous gold mine. Nearly every stagecoach attempting to deliver the gold to the railroad at Maricopa has been ambushed on the trail–a trail known as the Gunpowder Express. No one wants to ride Continue reading

Uncategorized, WESTERN

4 stars, Western

November 10, 2020

NEXT TO LAST STAND – Craig Johnson

Sheriff Walt Longmire is still taking it kind of slow after his ordeal in Mexico (book #14 in the series) but as long as he’s still sheriff, he’s got some work to do. Walt pays visits periodically to the folks over at the Wyoming Home for Soldiers & Sailors, so he’s familiar with resident Charley Continue reading

MYSTERY, Uncategorized, WESTERN

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Mystery, Reviews, Western

November 9, 2020

DARK TERRITORY – Terrence McCauley

Dover Station, Montana is a boom town. Railroads tracks have been laid and the train will be going through town, so anyone already with property is bound to make a profit. A growing city brings a lot of different kinds of people, including those looking to take advantage of others, and a sheriff in a Continue reading

Uncategorized, WESTERN

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, SF/Fantasy, Western

August 10, 2020

TORTURE OF THE MOUNTAIN MAN – William W. Johnstone & J.A. Johnstone

In Audubon, Texas the sheriff, Andrew Peabody, is out of commission when, while trying to arrest a criminal, a bullet rips through his chest. The local doctor says it doesn’t look good – the bullet is too close to the heart and he knows he doesn’t have the skill set to remove it safely. But Continue reading

Uncategorized, WESTERN

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, Western

July 13, 2020

WILD JUSTICE – Loren D. Estleman

This was my first Loren D. Estleman book, and it most definitely will not be my last. It is 1896 and Judge Harlan Blackthorne of Montana has passed away. He’d had a long career serving out justice in the Montana territory. His ‘go-to’ person at the Marshall’s office has been Page Murdock, who was working Continue reading

Uncategorized, WESTERN

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, Western

May 27, 2020

SIXTEEN IN NOME – Max Brand

I’ve read more than a few westerns and generally enjoy the genre when I’m looking for something light and quick (‘light’ meaning not a lot of subplots and characters that need to be followed with an organizer). Yet, to my memory, I’ve never read a Max Brand book. Borrowing this book from my library, I Continue reading

Uncategorized, WESTERN

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, Western, Young Adult

March 9, 2020

LOUIS L’AMOUR’S LOST TREASURES VOLUME 2 – Louis L’Amour and Beau L’Amour

I’m the type of reader who is always fascinated by the writing process, so looking at early and unfinished works by a prolific author is something that really interests me. This is the second volume of “Lost Treasures” from the Louis L’Amour and much like the first volume, this contains a wide selection of works Continue reading

SHORT FICTION, Uncategorized, WESTERN

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, Short Stories, Western

December 16, 2019

GIVE A DAMN JONES – Bill Pronzini

Bill Pronzini is a wonderful workhorse of a writer. I’ve been reading him since I was in college and that was a few decades ago. I’ve enjoyed many of his Quincannon series books and some of his Nameless Detectives books. I’m always up for reading a Pronzini book because I know I’ll get a first-rate Continue reading

Uncategorized, WESTERN

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, Western

October 25, 2019

THE BITTERROOTS – C. J. Box

I had not read any C. J. Box books before going into this, but a librarian friend recommended Box based on my enjoyment of the Longmire novels by Craig Johnson. And I’m glad she did. The Bitterroots is either the fourth book in the Cassie Dewell series or the fifth book in the Highway Quartet Continue reading

MYSTERY, Uncategorized, WESTERN

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Mystery, Reviews, Western

September 27, 2019

LAND OF WOLVES – Craig Johnson

Sheriff Walt Longmire is back in Absaroka County, Wyoming after his intense adventure in Mexico in the previous book in the Longmire series. Now things are back to normal … or as normal as things get for cowboy-throwback sheriff. Sheep are being killed and the ranchers are concerned because a wolf has been spotted (by Continue reading

MYSTERY, Uncategorized, WESTERN

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Mystery, Reviews, Western

June 7, 2019

BLOOD FOR BLOOD – William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone

This is now the third William W. Johnstone (and J.A. Johnstone) book that I’ve read, which was part of my goal for “Western Week.” Like the other two, I enjoyed the read, found the main character interesting and somewhat unique while still being true to the macho-and-above-average man who western heroes tend to emulate, though Continue reading

WESTERN

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, Western