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Servant of the Law (Territorial Marshal)

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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.

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.

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.

Dusty is an author pal of mine who also reads my books. He wouldn't stoop to give untrue praise about one of mine and I won't for him either. Much better to just keep your mouth shut. There are few genre that I don't read, but western novels are my favorite. That's why I wrote the historical western THE McKANNAHS. This western by Dusty was one of the most fast paced and interesting westerns that I've read in a long time. I told him that he cost me valuable writing time on the sequel to THE McKANNAHS. Couldn't hardly put Servants of the Law down to feed my Muttbunch and eighteen year old Siamese. If you enjoy westerns then don't miss this one.
Rick Magers
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