Corrigan

by Cameron Judd

Compared to such Western giants as Max Brand, Luke Short, and Louis L'Amour, he has been called the New Voice of the Old West. With over one million of his books in print, Cameron Judd powerfully brings to life, as no one else can, the struggles of a generation of Americans on harsh and beautiful frontier.

He was young and green when he rode out from his family's Wyoming ranch, a boy sent to bring his wayward brother home to a dying father. Now, Tucker Corrigan was entering a range war. A beleaguered family, a powerful landowner, and Tucker's brother, Jack-a man seven years on the run-were all at the center of the storm. So was a beautiful young woman. Taking sides, taking chances, and picking up a gun amidst strangers, Tucker Corrigan had put himself between the deadliest of enemies. And somewhere within the violence, the jealousy, and the love, a young man finds out what it will take to ride home again...

Genres: Westerns

176 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

Cameron Judd (AKA: Tobias Cole) is a bestselling author of over forty historical and Western novels, including The Canebrake Men and Crockett of Tennessee. A former award-winning journalist, he continues to write his acclaimed column “Clips to Keep” and lives with his family in Greene County, Tennessee.

Reviews

[Adele · Rating 1 out of 5]

I picked this book up for the brothers, and the brothers did not have a single good interaction. Not one. That aside, this book is misogynistic. And the plot is boring and stupid. And does Judd know anything at all about horses? There is no requirement to put actual numbers such as "two miles out of town" or "five miles from the ranch," so if you are going to be that specific you should at least verify the numbers make sense.

[Charles · Rating 2 out of 5]

Unfortunately, I didn't find this one very compelling. The writing is fine but I just couldn't get hooked on the story. Your experience may differ.

[Jeff Tankersley · Rating 2 out of 5]

Tucker Corrigan sets off on his parents' request that he find his brother Jack in the Montana Territory before the Corrigan patriarch dies. Jack had been in a local feud with a jerk named Thurston Russell seven years prior, and to save the area from conflict Jack had simply left town.

Tucker finds himself in the middle of a cattle-rustling conflict supporting a rancher and his beautiful daughter against a ruthless cattle baron when he finds that the rancher is being held in jail ... with his brother Jack!

Verdict: A pretty one-note and forgettable western, "Corrigan" (1980) has a few interesting characters and twists but otherwise not worth noting.

Jeff's Rating: 2 / 5 (Okay)
movie rating if made into a movie: PG-13

[Carl · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was a little disappointed, not as good as the other lone revenge/vigilante westerns