When three strangers come to Rock City with surveying equipment and begin to explore the Twiliger spread in search of a fabled stash of gold, constable Charley Bent must discover their true intent towards the ranch's owner, Amelia Thatcher
aka John Armour, Reg Batchelor, Kenneth Bedford, Frank Bosworth, Mark Carrel, Claude Cassady, Richard Clarke, Richard Dana, J F Drexler, Troy Howard, Jared Ingersol, John Kilgore, Hunter Liggett, J K Lucas, John Morgan (many more).
Lauran Bosworth Paine (born February 25, 1916 in Duluth, Minnesota – 2003 in California) was an American writer of Western fiction. Paine wrote over 900 books, including hundreds of Westerns as well as romance, science fiction, and mystery novels. He also wrote a number of non-fiction books on the Old West, military history, witchcraft, and other subjects.
His apprenticeship as a Western writer came about through the years he spent in the livestock trade, rodeos, and even motion pictures where he served as an extra because of his expert horsemanship.
This book is wonderful!! Well written, easy reading and full of the flavour of the old West and of great movies. No bells, no whistles just a wonderful story that makes you feel good and want to keep reading.
Would have rated it a 4.4 if possible. Compared to most westerns it is a bit slow developing at its beginning. That is one of the reasons it is such a fine book. By 1/2 way through you really care about the characters, what is going on in the town and where the plot is taking you.
Relaxing reading adventure in the old west Colorado high country. Constable Charley Bent is faced with some dangerous men who are searching for the missing gold in Cache Canon. He starts checking on their background while the folks of the town speculate. The action moves forward with a nice ending.