Servant of the Law (Territorial Marshal) [Mass Market Paperback]

Dusty Richards (Author)

Book Description

Series: Territorial Marshal | Publication Date: December 15, 2000

Blinded by Blood.
Wanted by the Law.

Bobby Budd rode out of Colorado with one killing behind him and dozens yet to go. From New Mexico to Indian Territory, Budd became one of a rootless army of half-crazed, half-drunk killers for hire--building an ugly legend as the Coyote Kid. Honest men paid the Kid to rid themselves of rustlers. Along the way, the innocent died, too.

Now former Apache campaigner Major Gerald Bowen is bringing law to the land, hiring a few good frontier marshals and putting them on the bloody trail of the territory's worst outlaws. John wesley Michaels is one of those lawmen--and the Coyote Kid is his quarry. But when Michaels gets to Arizona, he finds out he won't be working alone. A stubborn woman insists on riding Michaels' side. Because she's met the Coyote Kid face-to-face--and she wants to be the one to gun him down...

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"Action explodes on the opening page...the pace does not let up until the last outlaw has been salted away--and there are plenty of them." --Elmer Kelton, author of The Bitter Trail on The Lawless Land

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 260 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (December 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312976879
• ISBN-13: 978-0312976873
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #271,134 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Western Story!, February 6, 2004

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John Heird "Dr. John W. Heird" (Little Rock, AR United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Servant of the Law (Territorial Marshal) (Mass Market Paperback)

Mr. Richards is a master of the genre. It's been quite a while since I've read a more riveting and well-crafted story of the Old West. The characters were so wonderfully and masterfully drawn, that the tale elicited a wide mix of emotions--even from the cold-blooded killers!

The action was so vivid that I sometimes felt as though I could smell the acrid smoke and burning powder from Bobby Budd's belching .38.

Thanks for a thoroughly enjoyable ride through old New Mexico and Arizona.

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5.0 out of 5 stars FAST PACED WESTERN ACTION!!, February 16, 2003

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Lester E Williams "Les" (Lincoln, Nebraska United States) - See all my reviews
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Young Bobby Budd guns down the man who beat his mother and himself. Now he is on the run. Two years later at age seventeen, Bobby rides up to the New Mexico ranch of big John Chisum looking for work as an avenger and is hired to dispose of rustlers. After killing a rustler and wrapping his body in the hide of stolen beef from Chisum, Bobby, now known as the Coyote Kid, and his partnen Leo Jackson head for Arnold's store to resupply. Before even dismounting, Bobby kills a Mexican sitting on the porch of the store. The six year old boy of Arnold's wife Dolly is accidently killed by Bobby as well. Marshall John Wesley Michaels joins up with major Gerald Bowen to help the govenor of Arizona rid the territory of murders running loose. Michaels is assigned to bring in the Kid but he is not alone as Dolly insists on joining him in hopes of killing the man who murdered her son. Justice is finally served but not the way John Wesley Michaels wanted it done. SERVANT OF THE LAW with it's fast pace and action will keep you turning pages.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book, large with adventure!, January 21, 2001

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This review is from: Servant of the Law (Territorial Marshal) (Mass Market Paperback)

Dusty Richards knows his history. Servant of the law is definitely his best book yet. It's a fast read filled with adventure and historical details that make the setting seem real. Fans of the hard-hitting western are sure to like this one! I finished it in just over two days.