I'll make no
secret of the fact that Heath Lowrence is one of my favorite authors. His
horror - western series featuring the enigmatic righter of wrongs, Hawthorne is
right up there for me. Having enjoyed those books so much I was keen to see
how Heath would handle a more traditional western so I picked up Miles To Little Ridge on the Kindle to find out.
Miles to
Little Ridge continues the story of US Marshall Gideon Miles, who first
appeared in the Cash Laramie stories written by Edward Grainger.
The Marshal has
arrived in the sleepy Montana town of Little Ridge to arrest a wanted fugitive
and bring him back to face trial. But he gets more than he bargained for from
the town’s racist Sheriff and a couple of bungling outlaws with some long
waited for revenge on their minds. Those who know Gideon Miles judge him by the
speed of his hand and the depth of his character, while others who make the
mistake of judging the man by the color of his skin rarely have the chance to
regret it.
This is a
great little tale chocked full of atmosphere. Heath’s writing simply never
disappoints and I really enjoyed the wry humor he wove into the grit of this
story. In a time of back shooters and
bushwhackers, Gideon Miles rides tall in the saddle and brings an honest to
goodness hero back to the written page. If you want to know how a western
should be told then read Miles to Little Ridge.
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