Manhunt

by Wayne Barton, Michael Taylor (Narrator), Stan Williams

Riding into Willow Springs, Texas, Jefferson Davis King trails a horse behind him intended as a gift for his friend, C. D. Hollis. But Sheriff Hollis isn't around to collect; he'd been killed with a shotgun blast weeks earlier by an unknown gunman. Suspects include the town's cunning judge, a hotheaded new Sheriff, and the rancher, Dallas Castleberry. All of them are feuding for a piece of the rich, unsettled land across the railroad tracks. They all wanted Hollis dead, and none of them are talking. A loose-lipped gravedigger tells all he knows to J. D., who then sets off on a dangerous manhunt. He knows the killer is somewhere in plain sight, hidden behind a friendly face.

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First published October 1, 1992

Reviews

[Jim · Rating 2 out of 5]

A who-done-it western with some shootouts & the usual stuff. The romances were tacky, but bearable. Unfortunately, the break wasn't particularly believable. If you can roll with that, it works pretty well, though. Fairly well drawn characters with no trouble keeping them straight. The narration was good except for the voice of Crow which was almost unintelligible sometimes. All in all, not bad. I won't be in a rush to read another.

[Josh Hitch · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this western mystery. Jefferson King is a ranger and is asked for by his brother, who is a Sheriff, for help. Only the Sheriff was dead by the time King got into town. King finds out five men were in a conspiracy to kill his brother and he goes out to prove it. However it seems another party is involved in the killing, King just knows he has to watch his back.

Recommended, a solid read that had enough mystery going on to keep me interested. The action was well done too.