Making of a Lawman: A Classic Western adventure

by Simon Fairfax

With a growing reputation as a trail boss, Nate Carlton, wants to forget the Civil war and make his way in the west.
Having successfully pioneered driving collective herds from the depressed South, Nate leaves the trail head to look up an old friend. He finds Isobel Hart and her family caught up in a run to take over the mining boom town of Langtonville.
Caught between opposing factions he has to make a to take a side or walk away. Fate takes a hand and he is forced to use his deadly skill with a gun. But will one man be enough to face the overwhelming odds of land grabbers, outlaws and a mysterious syndicate bent on taking over the mines and the town.
In a lawless land, alone against great odds, can he save the town and survive the bounty put on his head?
Buy Making of a Lawman to day for the second book in the exciting Plainsman series.

262 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 30, 2023

About the author

Simon Fairfax writes in three different genres: International financial thrillers, medieval fiction and Classic Westerns.
He is a former Chartered Surveyor, Editor of an online polo magazine (having played for a number of years) and practiced martial arts, fencing and shooting. He now restore old classic sports cars for fun.

As a lover of crime thrillers and espionage, Simon turned what is seen by others as a dull 9 – 5 job into something that is exciting, as close to real life as possible, with Rupert Brett, his unwilling hero.

The medieval series now has 6 books released in a 6 book series. The first A Knight and a Spy 1410 set in a tumultuous time at the English court. It tells the story of Jamie de Grispere squire in training and his two companions as they fight the French to save Calais, Welsh treason and Scottish revolts. The final book in the series, A Knight and a Spy 1415 is now available.
Details of all his books can be found at www.simonfairfax.com or email him at simonfairfaxauthor@gmail.com

Reviews

[Ken W · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun western adventure!

4.25 stars. Action packed western adventure with a great main character and a very interesting group of side characters! I hope Morg and Sam stick around into the rest of the series!

[robert mcintosh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant

Absolutely brilliant story.and picked up seamlessly from book one in the series.great story line .and attention to detail of the backdrop etc. I felt I was living in the old west .and as a natural born Scot . I felt I was ..Doon the pub wi ma mates at times lol
Thanks Robert McIntosh from rainy Glasgow in bonny Scotland .roll on book three

[Carm Matricciani,Sr. · Rating 5 out of 5]

fast reading

A very fast and enjoyable read. Lots of action and the characters were all interesting. It was an enjoyable page turner. Not bad not bad at all

[Connie M Penelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm new to this author, but have read the first two books in this series. Good books and looking forward to the next one!

[DeLaine Hart · Rating 5 out of 5]

My Favorite New Author.

I liked everything about this storyline. I couldn’t put this book down until I finished it. I would rate it a winner. I highly recommend it.

[john o'reilly · Rating 5 out of 5]

absolutely first class

Couldn’t put this down glued to both books really hoping there’s more to come there is always some great honest gunfighters in these stories I’m waiting

[Joseph A. Elliott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good

I see enjoyed this one and very good to me from start to finish. Well written and had it all!

[Gary W · Rating 5 out of 5]

Spelling the only distraction

One of the best! Author is in the same class as L'amour, Dusty Richard's, Elmer Kelton, and Frank Roderus. Suspenseful, intriguing, and a very good read.

[Stacey Lotshaw · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic story

Refreshing and entertaining story. Didn't want to stop as the action and the characters just kept moving on page after page. Others have commented on spelling and grammar errors, but the story is just so darn entertaining and fast acting that you can easily stop noticing these little issues. Highly recommended for those who like action and a very interesting story line.

[Susan Worthington · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great characters

Great characters and a brilliant fast paced storyline that is constantly moving and keeping you guessing what will happen next. I really loved this book and the previous one and I am looking forward to reading the next in this trilogy.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good old fashioned western

This book and its prequel are just what I enjoy reading. Good western novels, a fine and upstanding hero and a solid storyline. Excellent books and I hope there will be more to follow.

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

Days of the Old West

I read both books the same day. Not a bad yarn, the Characters were good. I enjoyed them both. I recommend them both for a evening’s entertainment.

[j truswell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another cracker

This is the second book I've read in the Plainsman series and it's another cracking good western which was hard to put down. Once again like the first book it's brilliantly written with great characters and lots of action although in this one a little more suspense and intrigue were added. Unlike the first book the setting for this one is a western town which is brilliantly described by the author with saloons a jail house and livery full off good guys and bad guys all excellently described and the authors knowledge of the weaponry and gunplay of the old West is excellent.I can't wait to read the next instalment this series.

[Don A. Whitehead, Sr. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good follow-up to Book One

Liked the story.
Recommend to Western story readers
Major Criticism! I had hoped the many mistakes from book 1 would have been corrected in book 2 but, unfortunately they were more prevalent. A good proof-reader was badly needed. Examples: spun not span in many places, a Colt Revolving Shotgun does not have two barrels, etc.
Because the story itself is very good, I have ordered book 3, hoping the mistakes are somewhat cleaned up.

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was absolutely a 5-star story but I have to knock a star off for the numerous editing errors ... sloppy. That's indicative of an author that doesn't care about the quality of the work they're presenting and that's a huge negative for me. It's a shame because the plot and characters are unique and entertaining.

[Wadenton · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Continued Great Read

I'm sure glad that I was privileged to read this book. It seems that the fight of right against wrong has gone on forever. This is an exemplary display of how some of this battle went about.

[Steve Virgin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loving this series. Great characters in particular with interesting plot development. I also love the realistic touches such as development of guns and the use of terms such as 'bear sign' (early form of a doughnut). Highly recommended.

[ronald j woyciehowsky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surprised

I skip parts of the book. Really surprised at the overall things about the book. Waiting for him to write about what happened in Greenville. Need to end this series on that note.

[Tom Ashton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyable for what it is.

A simple western, slightly chewier than its predecessor, and full of lucky coincidences and unlikely decision making.

I enjoy western tropes though, and I quite like this author's style for the most part.

I'll probably read the next one.

[Dirk Grobbelaar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Throwback to classic Westerns. Loads of action, with big ol' bombastic shootout climax.

Enjoyed it.

4.5 stars

[John Roach, · Rating 5 out of 5]

Top story. Great series