Llano River [Mass Market Paperback]

Elmer Kelton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 26, 2004

When former cattle man Dundee wanders into the town of Titusville, he's broke, tired and itching for a fight. Instead, he gets a job offer...from none other than the top man in town, John Titus.

Titus recruits Dundee to find out who's rustling his extensive herd of cattle. But for Titus, it isn't enough that Dundee find the missing cattle. He wants to place the blame on a specific person...Blue Roan Hardesty, a one-time friend turned sworn enemy of the powerful Titus clan. All Titus needs is hard proof, and Dundee is just the man to get it.

What Dundee uncovers creates a shooting war out of a simmering feud...with him in the middle.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Elmer Kelton (1926-2009) was the award-winning author of more than forty novels, including The Time It Never Rained, Other Men’s Horses, Texas Standoff and Hard Trail to Follow. He grew up on a ranch near Crane, Texas, and earned a journalism degree from the University of Texas. His first novel, Hot Iron, was published in 1956. Among his awards have been seven Spurs from Western Writers of America and four Western Heritage awards from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. His novel The Good Old Boys was made into a television film starring Tommy Lee Jones. In addition to his novels, Kelton worked as an agricultural journalist for 42 years, and served in the infantry in World War II. He died in 2009.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 183 pages
• Publisher: Forge Books (August 26, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0765343010
• ISBN-13: 978-0765343017
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #476,690 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Elmer Kelton of San Angelo, Texas is a native Texan and author of over 50 Western novels. He has won many awards for his work and has been recognized as the Greatest Western Writer of all time by the Western Writers of America, Inc. He is the author of Forge's Texas Ranger series.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Western Storyteller, November 6, 2006

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Barbara L. Costello (Pleasanton, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Llano River (Mass Market Paperback)

Elmer Kelton is one of the great storytellers in the western genre. If you like Louis Lamour or Giles Tippette, you will find Elmer Kelton's books just as enjoyable. His characters are complete, complex, likeable people who are dealing with what life throws at them. Llano River is not the typical story of a gunfighter. It is instead, the story of a man with "no backup in him", who takes a difficult job, and then finds himself faced with reconciling his job with his feelings. Kelton is just a good storyteller, and his characters and the Texas landscape come to life for us. I would recommend any Kelton book to lovers of western fiction.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Llano River by Elmer Kelton, March 23, 2008

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Donald E. Honey "harmonica-man" (Bolivar, MO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Llano River (Mass Market Paperback)

For those who don't need the ponderous descriptions of the countryside of Louis L'Amour but do enjoy a well written western. This is Kelton at his best.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent story, February 11, 2010

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George Aubrey (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Llano River (Mass Market Paperback)

Great story set in a uniquely beautiful part of Texas; good plot, enough action; good read