Riders from Long Pines (Thorndike Western I) [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Ralph Cotton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 17, 2010 | Series: Thorndike Western I

When some drovers stumble upon the bloody aftermath of a stagecoach robbery, they discover a hidden cache of money that belongs to the most powerful man in the county. Briefly tempted to fill their saddlebags and run, they decide to do the right thing and return the cash. But that's not as easy as it sounds. Buckshot Parks, the outlaw responsible for the robbery, is dead set on getting back his money -- and he has a stolen badge to hide behind while he tracks the "thieves."

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About the Author

Ralph Cotton has been an ironworker, second mate on a commercial barge, a teamster, a horse trainer, and a lay minister with the Lutheran church. He’s written six historical novels in the critically-acclaimed Jetson Nash series, one of which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. He lives in Corydon, Illinois.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 324 pages
• Publisher: Thorndike Press; Lrg edition (March 17, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1410424367
• ISBN-13: 978-1410424365
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,810,527 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another excellent western by Ralph Cotton., July 12, 2009

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T. Rakes - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Riders From Long Pines (Mass Market Paperback)

As the other reviewer mentioned I don't know how Ralph does it but he consistently puts out a number of great westerns every year. If you enjoy westerns and have never read any of his books you really should pick up a few of them. You will get hooked on the characters. I can't hardly wait for each book about Ranger Sam Burrack its like meeting up with and old friend everytime you sit down to read one. Ralphs book are always action packed, funny, with interesting characters, and never a rehash of the same thing.

Riders from Long Pines brings back Maria a character that hasn't appeared in a long while (a good number of years) in the Ranger series but it's as if she had never been gone. Ralph does an excellent job with the drovers trying to do the right thing and return money that dosen't belong to them but faced with corrupt towns people that want the money for themselves, temptation of keeping the money, and outlaw out to get the money back, and Ranger Burrack on their trail all adds up to a wonderful western adventure.

Do yourself a favor and pick up a bunch of Ralphs books turn off the TV, find a place that's nice and quite and enjoy the simple pleasure of reading exciting stories that put you back in the old west. You wont regret it!

PS. I would also like to see Sergeant Tom Haines in future books as well.

5.0 out of 5 stars THE SAGA OF BUCKSHOT PARKS AND OTHER "JACKPOT" LOW LIFES, July 8, 2009

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Kay's Husband (Virginia, U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Riders From Long Pines (Mass Market Paperback)

This is the latest release from Ralph Cotton and is well worth the read. As a reader with 32 of his books on my western shelves I gotta wonder how he keeps coming up with them, but every few months coming up with them he does.

I love westerns, especially about stagecoaches, but in this one the stage is held up with everyone killed except hairy, ole Sergeant Tom Haines. This stage was carrying almost more money than one could count, with Buckshot Parks now trailing the innocent foursome of cowboys or 'drovers' trying to return the money to its rightful owner. A vicious killer now on their trail, and they are unaware.

Buckshot went out of his way, siding a couple of sad sacks, to rob the stage and though it was a botched job figures that all that money rightfully now belongs to him, and he is more than willing to do whatever it may take to obtain it. Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack and Maria, comely gal of the ready, loaded shotgun, figure it a sight differently. It adds up to 294 pages of good reading from the talented pen of Ralph Cotton. Oh yeah, Sergeant Tom Haines previously mentioned, is a great big dog that can either be man's best friend or man's worst enemy. Great stuff.

PS: Having two dogs of my own, hope the dog is in the next book too, Ralph. You got a winner in Sergeant Tom Haines.

Semper Fi.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars ok, August 19, 2010

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This review is from: Riders From Long Pines (Kindle Edition)

I read Blood Lands by mister Cotton a year ago and enjoyed it. Riders... wasn't as good in my opinion. There are a lot of characters introduced early in the book (in some cases, at the same time), with similar personalities and dialogue so it was a bit frustrating trying to remember them as they showed up later. I also didn't think enough time was spent with the main characters. I found it interesting too that there was plenty of action, and sometimes violence (which I enjoy in my westerns) but the dialogue seemed to be intentionally very clean. Sometimes this stood out. I don't think there was any profanity and a few times I found it funny what some of the characters would say, closer to what a youngster would say than a rough and tumble cowpoke.