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Lance Kilkenny’s gun is believed to be the fastest in the West, but once the gunfight is over, he disappears. Most folks don’t even know what he looks like. Some time back, Mort Davis saved Kilkenny’s life after he was shot up. Now Davis needs Kilkenny’s help. He has filed a claim on a water hole near Lost Creek in the live oak country. The district is dominated by two wealthy cattlemen, Webb Steele and Chet Lord, each one claiming for himself the water hole that Davis occupies. Beautiful Nita Riordan owns the local saloon, and between her charms and the feuding ranchers, Lance Kilkenny has his work cut out for him. If he doesn’t watch his step, he’ll pay the debt he owes with his own blood.
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"An engaging western involving a potential range war in south Texas. L'Amour introduces a "good" gun fighter, Kilkenny, who rides into the fray to help an old friend. Maybe not great literature, but fun nevertheless. This novel should be read before starting "A Man Called Trent", also by L'Amour."
— Craig (4 out of 5 stars)
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“A strong case can be made that L’Amour was the most popular American writer of the twentieth century…His books embody heroic virtues that seem to matter now more than ever.”
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“L’Amour is the kind of storyteller who makes the wolves come out of the woods to listen.”
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“Dynamically narrated…The drama comes alive through Austin native Jim Gough’s engrossing presentation, and L’Amour’s painstaking attention to detail and realism shine through as always, creating a vivid glimpse of struggle and survival on the harsh frontier.”
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“L’Amour never writes with less than a saddle creak in his sentences and more often with a desert heatwave boiling up from a sunbaked paragraph. A master storyteller...for reading under the stars.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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" Yes, I'm a huge Louis L'Amour fan, I own just about every one of his westerns (in book form), and have read each one AT LEAST once, several books 2 or 3 times!! If you have the slightest interest in the wild west, a L'Amour novel will hook you into reading about it!! "
— Lexie, 7/30/2013 -
" yippee ki aye! riders of the storm. "
— wally, 5/15/2013 -
" Kilkenny was one of L'Amour's recurring characters. This is a book about him, one of the fastest of the gunfighters. I'm not overly enamored of the Kilkenny character but still this is a pretty good book. "
— Charles, 11/23/2011 -
" Everything you could want from a western, the hero vs. bad guys. All of the Louis L'Amour books are worth reading every few years, just like watching an old movie. "
— Gary, 9/14/2011 -
" this book is good if you are in the mood to read a western cowboy book "
— Elise, 1/25/2011 -
" Lance Kilkenny gets caught in a Texas range war as he tries to repay a debt to a friend. Nita Riodan warns Kilkenny of a mysterious stranger who wants to kill him. Lance is right in the middle of a powder keg ready to explode. "
— Fredrick, 11/20/2010 -
" The solitary western hero rides to the aid of a man who helped him when he was down, kicks ass and saves the day. Classic L'amour! "
— Sherri, 12/17/2009 -
" McKenna is another fine character drawn into a "situation" that needs quick resolution. <br/><br/>I love westerns. Louis L'Amour is the best. "
— M.L., 8/16/2009 -
" this book is good if you are in the mood to read a western cowboy book "
— Elise, 6/12/2009 -
" Kilkenny was one of L'Amour's recurring characters. This is a book about him, one of the fastest of the gunfighters. I'm not overly enamored of the Kilkenny character but still this is a pretty good book. "
— Charles, 12/23/2008
About Louis L’Amour
Louis L’Amour (1908–1988) was an American author whose Western stories are loved the world over. Born in Jamestown, North Dakota, he was the most decorated author in the history of American letters. In 1982 he was the first American author ever to be awarded a Special National Gold Medal by the United States Congress for lifetime literary achievement, and in 1984 President Reagan awarded him the Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the nation. He was also a recipient of the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award.
About Jim Gough
Jim Gough’s distinctive voice is well known in the Southwest through his hundreds of commercials and radio shows. He has also appeared in such feature films as Urban Cowboy, Places in the Heart, and JFK. A native of Austin, Texas, he can also be found entertaining with his western swing band, the Cosmopolitan Cowboys.