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Pay Dirt
Jim Payne, Sheriff of Cedar Springs, was only delivering his ma's letter to his estranged brother, Michael. Golden Gulch was a dangerous Californian boomtown, in the grip of the ruthless conman Coleridge Craven and his henchman, Kid Cassidy. Jim delivers the letter, but it seems Golden Gulch doesn't want him to go. He must face an old family feud, a miners' revolt and the murderous intentions of Craven and the Kid, if he wants to leave Golden Gulch alive...
232 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2012
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May 12, 2017
What can I say? It's very Western-y, very macho; every three paces our main protagonist Jim takes, he becomes embroiled in stand-offs, fights, kidnappings, rescues, etcetera. Quite sweet really.
The story is very much like the many... many, fast-paced, gritty plays that my nevvy enacts with his Sonic The Hedgehog figurines, which follow a specific rhythm where peril is around every corner, yet no matter how clever the scheme or unprecedented the attack, Sonic will undoubtedly triumph with little more than one swift Sonic Dash, accompanied by a signature sound-effect ("BSSSSSSH!"). Why? Because he's Sonic. Obviously.
The simplicity with which catastrophes are averted is comforting, and something we could all benefit from if only we'd stop obsessing over "Layers" and "Reasoning" and "Plot-Twists".
And that is to say: a good book! Good yarn. Very readable. Makes you want to use phrases like, "Gosh darn it!" and, "Victuals".
The story is very much like the many... many, fast-paced, gritty plays that my nevvy enacts with his Sonic The Hedgehog figurines, which follow a specific rhythm where peril is around every corner, yet no matter how clever the scheme or unprecedented the attack, Sonic will undoubtedly triumph with little more than one swift Sonic Dash, accompanied by a signature sound-effect ("BSSSSSSH!"). Why? Because he's Sonic. Obviously.
The simplicity with which catastrophes are averted is comforting, and something we could all benefit from if only we'd stop obsessing over "Layers" and "Reasoning" and "Plot-Twists".
And that is to say: a good book! Good yarn. Very readable. Makes you want to use phrases like, "Gosh darn it!" and, "Victuals".
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