Turnback Creek (Widowmaker) [Kindle Edition]

Robert J. Randisi (Author)

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"Each of Randisi's novels is better than its entertaining predecessor."

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THE WRONG ARM OF THE LAW

When legendary gunfighter John Locke is hired to ride shotgun on a fat payroll wagon bound for Turnback Creek, Montana, it's more than a job. It's a chance to reunite with his old riding partner, ex-Marshal Dale Cooper. The pair go back a ways, and though Coop no longer wears a badge, he wants to hit the trail one more time. But the going is not easy. There are sidewinders in the shadows, ready to pilfer the loot for themselves.

Once they get to the ramshackle town, the trouble really starts, as the pair must make a perilous trek to the remote mining camp itself, with death lurking behind every boulder and crevice. Armed with hot lead, cold steel, and an iron will, Locke and Cooper know that in this fight, there will be no winners -- only survivors. But Locke soon learns that the true danger lies closer than he thought.

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 204 KB
• Print Length: 292 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0743476808
• Publisher: Pocket Books (November 1, 2007)
• Sold by: Simon and Schuster Digital Sales Inc
• Language: English
• ASIN: B00115FR9C
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #371,298 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth a look, June 23, 2008

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The Western Reader "steveml" (Nottingham, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Turnback Creek (Widowmaker) (Mass Market Paperback)

When legendary gunfighter John Locke is hired to ride shotgun on a fat payroll wagon bound for Turnback Creek, Montana, it's more than a job. It's a chance to reunite with his old riding partner, ex-Marshal Dale Cooper. But it's not going to be an easy ride as there are sidewinders in the shadows, ready to pilfer the loot for themselves. As the perilous trek to the remote mining camp begins, death is lurking behind every boulder and crevice and Locke and Cooper know that in this fight, there will be no winners - only survivors...

Like many of Randisi's books, this novel is dialouge driven and has little action at the beginning as the plot and characters are developed. Due to short chapters (two or three pages long) and that much of the book is short lines of speech this is a very easy, and fast, read.

The plot builds well to its exciting ending, throwing in a few twists along the way.

John Locke makes for an interesting hero - although at times I did start imagining him as Randisi's other major western hero, Clint Adams, The Gunsmith, so alike are they.

So for fans of The Gunsmith this is a must read and I'd also say that most western fans will find this an entertaining read.

Shame that this book is the final story about The Widowmaker, as Pocket cancelled its westerns without publishing the advertised third book in the series. I'd have liked to see how John Locke would have
developed.