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The Trail's Stern Code: A Western Frontier Adventure
A massacre at Pine Ridge Tavern.
One of the men responsible left something behind.
Now Charlie Tillman wears it around his neck like a charm until the day he can return it.
That day is coming soon, and it’s coming up on Perdition Mountain.
Tillman lives by a natural code that rules the trail. It’s a rough code, a stern code, and sometimes its justice is meted out in harsh ways.
Burt McCallister runs the store at the Perdition mining camp. He didn’t seek to be the conscience of his camp, but when the job was thrust upon him, he took it.
His code is natural, and it swings at the end of a rope.
When Charlie Tillman and his friend John Little Owl turn up in the camp at Perdition Mountain, a collision is bound to happen. Burt McCallister’s sense of right and wrong won’t sit still for Charlie Tillman’s sense of justice.
If you love gritty Westerns in high mountain mining camps so cold your eyes will freeze reading the words, then grab your mule and snowshoes and come along on the trail with Marshal Tillman and John Little Owl. You’ll want to keep your powder dry, because there’s bad men up here looking to escape The Trail’s Stern Code.
Grab your copy today!
One of the men responsible left something behind.
Now Charlie Tillman wears it around his neck like a charm until the day he can return it.
That day is coming soon, and it’s coming up on Perdition Mountain.
Tillman lives by a natural code that rules the trail. It’s a rough code, a stern code, and sometimes its justice is meted out in harsh ways.
Burt McCallister runs the store at the Perdition mining camp. He didn’t seek to be the conscience of his camp, but when the job was thrust upon him, he took it.
His code is natural, and it swings at the end of a rope.
When Charlie Tillman and his friend John Little Owl turn up in the camp at Perdition Mountain, a collision is bound to happen. Burt McCallister’s sense of right and wrong won’t sit still for Charlie Tillman’s sense of justice.
If you love gritty Westerns in high mountain mining camps so cold your eyes will freeze reading the words, then grab your mule and snowshoes and come along on the trail with Marshal Tillman and John Little Owl. You’ll want to keep your powder dry, because there’s bad men up here looking to escape The Trail’s Stern Code.
Grab your copy today!
240 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 15, 2023
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June 6, 2023
Gritty western read
Not for the faint of heart - the book delivers on the promise of its title. The author creates a compelling tale of predatory mining camp men with dark souls who prey on their fellow humans, and the hardy few who try to bring order and justice to the beginnings of frontier society. Some men are just born mean and always stay that way, according to the musing of the main character. I read this book on my Kindle Fire HD10 tablet, streaming through Kindle Unlimited.
Not for the faint of heart - the book delivers on the promise of its title. The author creates a compelling tale of predatory mining camp men with dark souls who prey on their fellow humans, and the hardy few who try to bring order and justice to the beginnings of frontier society. Some men are just born mean and always stay that way, according to the musing of the main character. I read this book on my Kindle Fire HD10 tablet, streaming through Kindle Unlimited.
February 24, 2023
Twisty Surprising Plot
Great story. The brutal winter conditions were very accurate. Anyone who has lived through one will feel the sharp pain of icy cold as they red this story. A simple but believable tale.
Great story. The brutal winter conditions were very accurate. Anyone who has lived through one will feel the sharp pain of icy cold as they red this story. A simple but believable tale.
March 4, 2023
This is a text book study of the western frontier, where the strong dispense the justice as well as the injustice. Charlie Tillman and John Little Owl are here to see that it is for the good of the community.
February 25, 2023
This is the whole package. Well written and deeply entertaining.
March 11, 2023
Yep
Another good western and well written and thought out. Wish it had continued. But oh well. I do want to recommend
Another good western and well written and thought out. Wish it had continued. But oh well. I do want to recommend
May 2, 2023
The Code of The West
A slow moving story, of the western mining camps. The code of the law. I will recommend to family and friends.
A slow moving story, of the western mining camps. The code of the law. I will recommend to family and friends.
October 20, 2023
Great story
Totally enjoyed this one. Mostly believable plots, and VERY FEW typos!! Mr Perched is a talented writer and I look forward to many more of his books.
Totally enjoyed this one. Mostly believable plots, and VERY FEW typos!! Mr Perched is a talented writer and I look forward to many more of his books.
June 18, 2026
Good story!
This was a very good story, one that takes you on a long journey to make things right! Loved the ending!
This was a very good story, one that takes you on a long journey to make things right! Loved the ending!
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