Valley of the Gun

Ranger #28

by Ralph Cotton

HOLY HELL

Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack has encountered many a relentless outlaw in his days as a lawman, but none quite like Fannin “Dad” Orwick. The devout leader of the Redemption Riders, Orwick robs and kills to support his ever-expanding family of young wives and children, all in the name of the Lord.

After the Ranger learns that Orwick is moving his harem of wives to a compound deep in the Mexican badlands, he heads south—and meets an unlikely ally in a stalwart woman named Mattie. Once married to Orwick, Mattie has her own dangerous plans for her bloody-minded ex. But neither Sam nor Mattie can know just how far Orwick is about to go for God and family…

Genres: Westerns

305 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 6, 2012

Reviews

[John R. Oglesby]

Not the best of the series but I have no complaint. I'll take all the Arizona Ranger I can get.

[Shirley Chan · Rating 4 out of 5]

fun read, lots of shooting and good ol' catchphrases. The ending is crazy lol

[Craig · Rating 4 out of 5]

A crusty western in the Arizona territory. The hero is an Arizona Marshall chasing bank robbers who turn out to be working in concert with a radical polygamist cult. A good plot with, surprisingly, a fair amount of credible humor. The author, to his credit, makes a distinction between the honest, kindly, hard-working Mormons and the oppressive demagogue cultists who, in the name of religion, trample on the rights and agency of those not able to defend or protect themselves. This is the first Ralph Cotton novel I have read. I was not disappointed.

[Jim · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is one of many of the "Ranger Sam" series that the author has written, and I have read many and they are Good reading. I will continue to read more novels by this author.