Murphy's Ambush [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Gary Paulsen (Author), Brian Burks (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1996

Years ago when Al Murphy left his job as sheriff of Cincherville, he thought that his life as a lawman was finished. But when he arrives in New Mexico, he finds the opportunity to pin on the badge again, as he sets out after the gang who murdered a rancher's wife and daughter. From the authors of Murphy's Stand.

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In this fifth book of the western-mystery adventures of New Mexico Sheriff Al Murphy, the lean and leathery lawman finds himself on the trail of renegade Apache, murder and conspiracy. The authors (Murphy's Stand) serve up a fast-paced tale of frontier excitement and action, leavened with cowboy cliches and saddleworn characters. Al Murphy, former saddlebum and drunk, is now dried out and sheriff of a small town. Aided by a crabby old muleskinner, a gentle giant and a young, pretty shopkeeper, Murphy investigates the brutal murders of a rancher and his family. Despite the prairie dust and clouds of gunsmoke, the mystery plot is thin and transparent; the reader will too quickly guess the real owlhoots and their murderous motives. The action, however, is crisply written, suspenseful and realistic, especially Murphy's tireless pursuit of, and blazing gunfight with, the Apache raiders. Even after ingesting a heavy intake of hot lead and sharp arrows, Murphy bravely staggers on as the bigger-than-life Western lawman who loves his horse more than the girl, a Tom Mix for the '90s. Rights: Flannery Literary Agency.
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From Booklist

Al Murphy (Murphy's Stand [1993]) has a second chance at life. When he arrived in Turrett, New Mexico, he was broke, filthy, and aimless. But the affection of Christine McCormick provided a reason to live and the job of sheriff a means. When rancher Travis Price rides into town, barely alive, with an Apache arrow in him, Murphy fears the worst. His fears are confirmed when he finds Mrs. Price and two children murdered, apparently by Apache renegades. Murphy chases the Apaches, but matters are complicated when Price is murdered in the doctor's office, obviously not by Apaches. Murphy is arguably the most intriguing series character in current western fiction. What is developing here--this is the fifth Murphy novel--is a multivolume fictional biography of a man striving to make a meaningful life for himself in the Old West. Quality fiction by any standard. Wes Lukowsky --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 175 pages
• Publisher: G K Hall & Co (June 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0745131743
• ISBN-13: 978-0745131740
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,834,502 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Gary Paulsen is one of the most honored writers of contemporary literature for young readers. He has written more than one hundred book for adults and young readers, and is the author of three Newberry Honor titles: Dogsong, Hatchet, and The Winter Room. He divides his time among Alaska, New Mexico, Minnesota, and the Pacific.