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Every so often the Western Book Club will mail its members a soft cover western that is an Avalon Book western reprint. These never fail to entertain and this one from a few years ago doesn't disappoint.
The book is smoothly written and offers interesting characters and character development allowing an enjoyable read. The only downside is that this novel is very formulaic true with many westerns. The main character, Scott Golden, is almost too good to behold, with all women, married or not, showing interest in him, even when he is robbed of all his money and money belt within a few pages he is flush again buying property in Death Canyon. He is perfect playing cards (Doc Holiday taught him poker) and he is even better drawing and firing a six shooter. He has trouble with the original, past owners of the canyon who did not develop or improve the box canyon (they say they wanted it for mining activity: a kill crazy outlaw father and his 4 rag tag sons), and once Scott has picked up the option, the family tells him to leave or die. The Indians attempt stealing his cattle, and the outlaw owl hoots burn all his house and buildings. The book from the half way point forward therefore becomes one of stampeded or rustled cattle, dangerous Indian attacks, and the trailing by Scott and tracker of the father and his remaining sons to get Scott's cattle back. Along the way a love interest develops, eventually comes a happy ending.
No complaints here, the book is an enjoyable read, a well written story, no foul language and no sleazy scenes, although some sleazy characters are included to spice up the story. Good reading again from my favorite western book club.
Recommended to western readers in general. It has been a few years since this one came my way from the western book club so I assume there may not be many more Howard Pelham books to come our reading way. Take heart if you enjoy this one, for Amazon has many of them still in print for you to purchase.
Semper Fi.
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Scott Golden had learned to be a gunfighter on his own. But it was Doc Holliday who'd taught him to play cards. The two sets of skills had earned him a good living, though it was far from peaceful. Now Scott's ready to settle down and make a new life for himself. But the place he chooses to build his ranch is called Death Canyon for a reason. A group of Indian raiders and a murderous clan of prospectors have claimed the valley for themselves, and they'll do anything to keep it—including rustling Scott's cattle and burning his cabin to the ground.If Scott wants to stay on his spread, he'll have to take up his gun one more time—or the only peace he'll have is six feet under in a pine box.
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