Cold Wind

by Stephen Overholser

LAW OF THE ROPEGideon Cooper Smith founded the Double Circle C Ranch in the shadow of Deadman Peak in the Colorado Rockies. Life wasn't easy, but with the help of some hired hands, he was able to live peacefully with his wife, Maggs, and young daughter, Annie. Then one day, one of the hired hands vanished with Annie's pony. Gideon had no choice but to set out after him, and trailed the man to a former mining town, where he was chased off by the hand's cigar-chomping mother, Ruth Logan, the owner of the local saloon. But then Gideon found out that a vigilante group had found the hand—and lynched him. And Gideon wasn't the only one who was upset. The news launched Ruth Logan on a mission of vengeance. As the violence erupted, Gideon knew he and his family would soon be fighting for their lives.

Genres: Westerns

274 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 1, 1999

Reviews

[Chuck]

This book is a western which takes place in North Park, Colorado in the 1890's. It is an interesting story of a rancher, friends and family at the end of lawlessness in most of the west. The characters are very polarized with extremely virtuous character or none at all and in that regard simulates the modern western with good guy-bad guy-gunfight with the white hat always winning. If I had to sum up the book in one word, I would say endearing. A nice easy read for anyone that enjoys the genre.