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Educated Injun #2
Chicago Chase
New Cover Paperback Edition 1481081225 - 9781481081221
A Western Detective/Lawman Novel
A killer leads three lawmen a merry chase into dangerous renegade Kiowa territory. How will they get out of this one?
A Harvard educated Indian, his 6'2" cowboy partner, and a long-past-retirement sharp old deputy track a clever killer across the desert, to Chicago, find themselves in the midst of renegade Kiowas, and get lost in a mountain avalanche. How will they extricate themselves from this one?
Tyrone Narrowhawk - known simply as Hawk, raised by a powerful federal judge. Educated at an eastern Jamestown College, graduated with honors, law degree from prestigious Harvard University, a U.S. Marshal’s star, his wits, and a gun.
Merle Johnson - a former Calvary Lieutenant sharp shooter turned cowboy, a good make to have at your back.
Pike Winslow -an old cowboy lawman well past retirement age that hasn’t slowed down a bit. In his day he taught Hawk a few things.
Many others make up this adventures tale of daring-do in the old west.
A fun tale of witty rivalry with old time lawmen in the late 1800 American West.
A Western Detective/Lawman Novel
A killer leads three lawmen a merry chase into dangerous renegade Kiowa territory. How will they get out of this one?
A Harvard educated Indian, his 6'2" cowboy partner, and a long-past-retirement sharp old deputy track a clever killer across the desert, to Chicago, find themselves in the midst of renegade Kiowas, and get lost in a mountain avalanche. How will they extricate themselves from this one?
Tyrone Narrowhawk - known simply as Hawk, raised by a powerful federal judge. Educated at an eastern Jamestown College, graduated with honors, law degree from prestigious Harvard University, a U.S. Marshal’s star, his wits, and a gun.
Merle Johnson - a former Calvary Lieutenant sharp shooter turned cowboy, a good make to have at your back.
Pike Winslow -an old cowboy lawman well past retirement age that hasn’t slowed down a bit. In his day he taught Hawk a few things.
Many others make up this adventures tale of daring-do in the old west.
A fun tale of witty rivalry with old time lawmen in the late 1800 American West.
225 pages, Paperback
First published November 21, 2012
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About the author
R.L. Kiser
7 books8 followersR.L. Kiser has authored several books available as eBooks and Paperbacks. He started writing science fiction at age 14 but didn't publish until decades later. His works include four fantasy novels, two western/detective novels, and a SciFi Adventure, which garnered a 5 star review and made the first cut of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award in 2013.
Born in Idaho, raised in Arizona, grew up in Los Angeles, he's a Vietnam Veteran, been a musician, a Hollywood taxi driver, a computer programmer, a single parent, ran his own Internet marketing business, and is an avid (novice) bicyclist. He does his own bicycle maintenance and repair. He holds an associate's degree in computer science.
He currently resides in Sparks, Nevada with 3 computers, 3 bicycles, a recumbent trike, and an 02 year old Mercedes SUV (no, that does not stand for Small Ugly Vehicle). He's currently hiding from the ATF, CIA, DEA, DHS, DMV, DOD, DOT, ICE, IRS, HUD, ONI, and FBI, but the NSA knows where he is.
Born in Idaho, raised in Arizona, grew up in Los Angeles, he's a Vietnam Veteran, been a musician, a Hollywood taxi driver, a computer programmer, a single parent, ran his own Internet marketing business, and is an avid (novice) bicyclist. He does his own bicycle maintenance and repair. He holds an associate's degree in computer science.
He currently resides in Sparks, Nevada with 3 computers, 3 bicycles, a recumbent trike, and an 02 year old Mercedes SUV (no, that does not stand for Small Ugly Vehicle). He's currently hiding from the ATF, CIA, DEA, DHS, DMV, DOD, DOT, ICE, IRS, HUD, ONI, and FBI, but the NSA knows where he is.
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March 2, 2013
Great escapes, ambushes, avalanches and more.
Chicaco Chase, sequel to Educated Injun, is a wild west adventure that moves along at a good pace. I enjoyed the banter between Hawk and Merle, as I did in the first book, and the new character, Pike, kept me laughing the whole time.
In this installment, the Judge sends Hawk and Merle after Pearson who is wanted for killing two men. As they come close to catching him, they find that he also has a hand in cattle rustling. Seems like a typical old west tale at first, but then things get interesting when hints of stolen gold, savage Kiowa indians and smarmy army men with their own secrets come into the picture. Add to that the cat and mouse chases, battle royales in moving trains and shoot outs with outlaws and indians and it's quite a wild ride.
On the downside, I got lost a few times here and there where something happens and then something that happened before that is added afterwards. Also, some of the earlier chapters seem a bit rushed, especially with descriptions of dialog in place of actual dialog. A bummer because R.L.'s dialog and comical character interactions are the highlight of his stories. Luckily, everything picks right up when the team reaches Chicago and everything I love about his writing begins to shine through.
Overall, I enjoyed this story and would recommend it to folks who love a good western, a good chase or mischeivous characters with a lot of personality (gotta love how Hawk always manages to snag one or more of the Judge's cigars).
Note: I received a free copy of this book in return for an honest review.
Chicaco Chase, sequel to Educated Injun, is a wild west adventure that moves along at a good pace. I enjoyed the banter between Hawk and Merle, as I did in the first book, and the new character, Pike, kept me laughing the whole time.
In this installment, the Judge sends Hawk and Merle after Pearson who is wanted for killing two men. As they come close to catching him, they find that he also has a hand in cattle rustling. Seems like a typical old west tale at first, but then things get interesting when hints of stolen gold, savage Kiowa indians and smarmy army men with their own secrets come into the picture. Add to that the cat and mouse chases, battle royales in moving trains and shoot outs with outlaws and indians and it's quite a wild ride.
On the downside, I got lost a few times here and there where something happens and then something that happened before that is added afterwards. Also, some of the earlier chapters seem a bit rushed, especially with descriptions of dialog in place of actual dialog. A bummer because R.L.'s dialog and comical character interactions are the highlight of his stories. Luckily, everything picks right up when the team reaches Chicago and everything I love about his writing begins to shine through.
Overall, I enjoyed this story and would recommend it to folks who love a good western, a good chase or mischeivous characters with a lot of personality (gotta love how Hawk always manages to snag one or more of the Judge's cigars).
Note: I received a free copy of this book in return for an honest review.
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