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Cleared of wrongdoing and now wearing a badge, Sam Keaton deals with an unsolved bank robbery and a double murder, as the townspeople refuse to trust that he is on the right side of the law.

319 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2000

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Sigmund Brouwer

276 books411 followers
Sigmund loves going to schools to get kids excited about reading, reaching roughly 80,000 students a year through his Rock&Roll Literacy Show.

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503 reviews7 followers
April 21, 2026
I honestly don’t know if I have ever read a Western novel before, but as Sigmund Brouwer is one of my favourite authors, I decided to try it. I’m glad I did! This book was set in the American Midwest in the late 1800’s. Sam Keaton is the marshal of the community of Laramie. He begins to investigate the deaths of two men in a bank. His investigation leads him to near death experiences himself.

I initially thought that I had books 2 and 3 of this series. It turns out that I had 1 and 2. This was book 2. Now I’ll have to read book 1 after!
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324 reviews8 followers
January 12, 2026
After reading book one a few months ago, I wasn't sure if I would want to read more in the series. Book two was better than book one and interesting enough to make me want to keep on reading. I'm not much of a fan of westerns or mysteries, but somehow this one was okay because it was all about the characters. They were set in a western and they had a mystery on their hands, but it felt like the focus was primarily on the people, and I cared about the people I was supposed to like.
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Author 23 books9 followers
October 2, 2022
This is book #2 in the Sam Keaton western series. It is hard to take a breather between each book.

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128 reviews6 followers
May 9, 2023
Very good - much more realistic ending than the first one. I've started the third already.
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12k reviews10 followers
August 31, 2023
I don't usually like westerns but this is right up there with gunslinger girl. I loved it!!!
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45 reviews
December 15, 2010
This book was okay. I loved the plot...but however I found it was very confusing to read at times.
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