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The Justice Riders

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Ezra Justice's orders from General Sherman are simple. Form a small, elite team of soldiers and make things difficult for the Confederacy. If caught, no one will claim knowledge of Justice, his men, or their orders. The Justice Riders are off and disrupting the Confederate's supply lines as best they can. But the team attracts the attention of Mordecai Slate and his "Death Raiders," and the battle becomes a far more personal one.

Former action star Chuck Norris and his team of writers have come up with an entertaining adventure novel with a simple message of faith mixed in. Fans of Walker, Texas Ranger (or of Norris's earlier films) will not be disappointed with The Justice Riders. It's nothing more than a Norris movie put to paper and, on that level, it's every bit as fun. Recommended.

Captain Ezra Justice has been put in charge of an elite task force during the final days of the Civil War. Their mission is to wreak havoc wherever they can behind the Confederate's lines. The more confusion they can create, the better the chance the Union has of bring the conflict to a conclusion.

Even after the war is over, their job isn't done. There are pockets of resistance left that refuse to surrender. One of these is led by Mordecai Slate. His path seems to cross Ezra's on multiple occasions.

Ezra's current mission, however, is to help with the transportation of prisoner of war. Most of them are weak or sick from their times in the Confederate's prison camps. They are so close to returning home. Yet major danger lurks in their way.

I am not a huge Chuck Norris fan, but have caught a few episodes of his TV show. This book reads like what I know of the show. The emphasis is on the action, and there are several great action scenes. The characters are a little short, but they are still interesting. The line between good and evil is clearly drawn. The story, while interesting, could have used some better focus. The time in history came to life, and I enjoyed the focus on a little known historic event. This is obviously a first novel, however, as the writing is weak.

Some more polish would have made this book much better. Hopefully, as the series progresses, the flaws of this debut will vanish.

It is refreshing to read an action book on the old West and Civil War era that is not laced with profanity. The book seemed to start slow, but the steamboat scene had me rapidly turning pages and visualizing the horror of what was happening. The ending left the door open for future writings on the "Justice Riders". All in all, a very good book.

"The Justice Riders" succeeds in its efforts to create colorful characters and exciting action scenes. The book could be interesting, but it fails badly in the area of character development. Ezra Justice and his motley band of raiders fail at various levels to seem solidly grounded in reality. They, of course, take themselves seriously, but some readers may struggle to believe that such people truly exist anywhere in the world. Ezra is intended to develop spiritually during the book's course yet fails miserably in that area. Yes, Ezra learns a few lessons, but generally by being suddenly told, not through the natural progression of the book's plot. An additional concern for some readers, especially Southerners and those who strongly believe in the rules of just warfare, is that, while Ezra briefly questions the consequences of Sherman's March to the Sea, his concern is the bitterness it might cause, not that plunder and arson are war crimes, committed by war criminals. At any rate, readers who appreciate high-quality literature may want to avoid this book. Though in different hands it might have potential, "The Justice Riders" as it is reads like a dime novel.

This book by Chuck Norris is very entertaining & inspiring.It is
action packed historical fiction & a must read novel. I hope there is more to follow!
Darrel G. Linscott

Chuck writes a good series.
My husband could not put the books
down. A great gift for any man that
likes to read.

love this book on cd. can't wait to get the second book! I hope more western type books on cd are coming

Receieved said book in a timely fashion and was in excellent shape, have purchased 3 of Chuck Norris's novels and completely satisfied.

With all the junk out there in movies, tv, and print, it's nice to know that someone is still willing to put out a product that the entire family could read. This book accomplishes that. It's an easy read, with relevant information so the reader can understand the perspective the main characters are living. But not too much background information... you know, so much that it puts you to sleep. At times it's a bit over the top, but I'll take that where good is simply trying to overcome evil anytime. Thank you to Chuck, Ken, Aaron, and Tim for a wonderful book. Thank you for your Christian references of faith, hope, love, and doing what is right. I already have book two, and certainly hope book three will be forthcoming.

A good read that I could barely put down. Easy reading, quite historically accurate on many items although using fiction, and entertaining. Well written (although I found a few typos!) ;)
I look forward to sequels and thank Chuck & the others for good family-friendly quality fiction novels.