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Vigilante Dawn
When young Jarret Pekoe aims to bring a band of violent border-jumpers to justice, his sister hires rifleman Lem Beauchamp to scare some sense into him. But when trouble arrives, they must work together to defeat the outlaws once and for all.
- GenresWesterns
304 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 4, 2014
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May 22, 2022
A really good western novelist is difficult to find. One would think that the Ralph Compton name would indicate a quality western novel. However, a careful reader will note that the Compton name is a pseudonym-- a house name-- like the old "Luke Short" name that was used by a publisher in the 1970's. The sad thing is that novels written under these house names have an uneven level of quality. At least the Compton titles list (in small print) the REAL author...
With that said, this particular title was a pretty decent western. In the middle of this story is an interesting mystery. When the young rancher has his cattle stolen, his house burned, and his family murdered, he seeks help from the law. Unfortunately, getting the sheriff to move after the gang responsible is like pouring molasses on a cold winter morning. Eventually, a posse is formed, and a stranger named Lem joins the posse. The mystery is why this fellow wants to be on the posse.
The adventure gets underway and the author spreads out the action and moves stuff along at a decent pace, with carefully placed clues about the gunman sprinkled around. Sadly, when the author gets to the conclusion he rushes the tale as if he was hitting a deadline. Still the story was a good one and well written.
The only real problem was the place where the author referred to a pistol as a "smoke wagon." It just was a corny reference that felt completely out of place.
Still, a decent enough western. A good story.
With that said, this particular title was a pretty decent western. In the middle of this story is an interesting mystery. When the young rancher has his cattle stolen, his house burned, and his family murdered, he seeks help from the law. Unfortunately, getting the sheriff to move after the gang responsible is like pouring molasses on a cold winter morning. Eventually, a posse is formed, and a stranger named Lem joins the posse. The mystery is why this fellow wants to be on the posse.
The adventure gets underway and the author spreads out the action and moves stuff along at a decent pace, with carefully placed clues about the gunman sprinkled around. Sadly, when the author gets to the conclusion he rushes the tale as if he was hitting a deadline. Still the story was a good one and well written.
The only real problem was the place where the author referred to a pistol as a "smoke wagon." It just was a corny reference that felt completely out of place.
Still, a decent enough western. A good story.
August 19, 2025
don't read many westerns this was easy escape read
December 10, 2015
Good story of revenge.
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